🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

카본 복사본

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kabeon boksabon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Carbon-Copy/ˈkɑːr.bən ˈkɒpi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"보고서의 카본 복사본을 만들었습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An exact duplicate of something, especially a document.

    "I made a carbon copy of the report for my records."
  2. 2

    A person or thing that closely resembles another.

    "Her mannerisms are a carbon copy of her mother's."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'carbon copy' originates from the use of carbon paper in the 19th century, where a sheet of carbon paper was placed between two sheets of paper to create a duplicate of a document. The phrase evolved to describe anything that is an exact duplicate or replica.

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