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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 劇的, from 劇 (“theater”) + 的 (“-ic”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 劇的 (gekiteki), itself calqued from European languages.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geukjeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geugjeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭkchŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kukcek |
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Noun
극적 • (geukjeok) (hanja 劇的) (attributive)
- dramatic (relating to theater)
- 극적 아이러니 ― geukjeok aireoni ― dramatic irony
- dramatic, striking
- 극적인 스토리 ― geukjeogin seutori ― dramatic story