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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

평범한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pyeongbeomhan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unexceptional/ˌʌn.ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 영화의 줄거리는 다소 평범했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not out of the ordinary; usual, average, or commonplace.

    "The hotel was clean and comfortable, though its decor was rather unexceptional."
  2. 2

    Failing to stand out as remarkable or superior in any way.

    "Despite the high expectations, his performance in the match was entirely unexceptional."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' with the adjective 'exceptional', which derives from Late Latin 'exceptionalis'. The base term ultimately traces back to the Latin verb 'excipere' (to take out, exclude). It came into regular usage in the late 18th century to denote something that does not stand out from the norm.

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