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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

동상

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dongsang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Statue/ˈstætʃ.uː/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"광장 중앙에 위대한 지도자의 동상이 서 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A carved, cast, or molded solid figure representing a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.

    "A bronze statue of the national hero stands prominently in the center of the square."
  2. 2

    A representation of a living being made from stone, metal, clay, or wood for artistic or commemorative purposes.

    "The museum houses a remarkable collection of ancient Greek marble statues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb statuere meaning 'to set up' or 'to establish', passing through Old French statue and Late Latin statua. The term historically referred to a standing image or figure, evolving to encompass any carved, molded, or cast three-dimensional representation of a living being.

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