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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

영역

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeong-yeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Realm/rɛlm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그것은 과학의 영역에 속합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A kingdom or a country ruled by a king or queen.

    "The loyal knights defended the realm against foreign invaders."
  2. 2

    A field or domain of activity, interest, or study.

    "Recent discoveries in physics have opened up an entirely new realm of possibilities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word realm originates from the Old French word 'reaume', derived from the Vulgar Latin 'rēgalimen', meaning royal government or kingdom, based on the Latin 'rēx' (king). Over time, the spelling shifted in Middle English to include an 'l' under the influence of similar words, broadening from a literal kingdom ruled by a monarch to any sphere of activity, interest, or knowledge.

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