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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

무단이탈

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mudan-ital

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
AWOL/ˈeɪ.wɒl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그병사는 부대에서 무단이탈했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Absent from one's military post without official permission, but not intending to desert.

    "Two soldiers were found AWOL after missing their morning roll call."
  2. 2

    Not present where expected or required to be; missing.

    "He went AWOL from the office right before the big presentation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating as a military acronym during World War I, AWOL stands for 'absent without leave'. Over time, the abbreviation transitioned into a standalone lexical item used both within and outside military contexts to describe someone who is missing from their assigned post.

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