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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정직

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongjik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Suspension/səˈspɛn.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 규정 위반으로 3개월 정직 처분을 받았다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The temporary prevention of something from continuing, or of someone's từ a job or position.

    "The player received a two-game suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'suspensio', stemming from the verb 'suspendere' (to hang up, suspend), combining 'sub-' (from below) and 'pendere' (to hang). Over time, the meaning evolved from physical hanging to temporary withholding, delay, or debarment from a privilege or office.

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