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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

결심

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyeolsim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Determination/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 강한 결심을 가지고 도전했다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Firmness of purpose; resoluteness.

    "He fought the illness with courage and determination."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'determinatio', meaning a limiting, bounding, or coming to a decision, stemming from 'determinare' (to mark out the boundaries of). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term initially referred to the settling of a question or dispute, later evolving to denote firmness of purpose and resolute mental focus.

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