🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

스마트폰

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sumateupon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Smartphone/ˈsmɑːrt.foʊn/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 지하철에서 스마트폰으로 뉴스를 읽었다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of downloading apps.

    "She checked her emails and social media updates on her smartphone while commuting to work."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a portmanteau combining 'smart' (in the sense of intelligent or computer-controlled) and 'phone', emerging in the late 20th century to describe mobile devices with advanced computing capabilities. It entered mainstream global usage alongside the telecommunications and mobile internet revolution of the 2000s.

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