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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

줄무늬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: julmunui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stripe/straɪp/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 줄무늬 셔츠를 입고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A long, narrow band of a different color or texture from the background or adjacent material.

    "The zebra is famous for its distinctive black and white stripes."
  2. 2

    A chevron or strip worn on a uniform to indicate military rank or length of service.

    "The sergeant proudly displayed the new stripes on his uniform sleeve."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English stripe, probably cognate with Middle Dutch streipe, meaning a line or strip. Historically, it evolved to refer to long, narrow bands of differing color or texture, mirroring the Japanese concept of shima-moyō (striped pattern).

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