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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 外延.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | oeyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oeyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | oeyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | ōyyen |
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Noun
외연 • (oeyeon) (hanja 外延)
- (logic, philosophy) scope, coverage; the specific entities that a concept, activity, etc., covers
- Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)
사업의 외연을 확장하다- sa'eob-ui oeyeon-eul hwakjanghada
- to expand the scope of a company's activities
지식의 외연을 넓히다- jisig-ui oeyeon-eul neolpida
- to broaden the scope of one's knowledge
- (loosely) the denotation; the outer form in opposition to the interior connotation
- Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)