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대부분
대부분
大部分
[ daebubun ]
「부사」 Adverb
• mostly; largely
In the state of largely exceeding the half and nearing the total.
measurement
proportional / distributive
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary
The hanja from which the word comes
大 (대)
–
large, big, great
部 (부)
–
division, section, department
分 (분)
–
to divide, to separate, to apportion
Other meanings of the word 대부분
1
most; bulk; majority
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
대령하다
대로
대륙
대만
대명사
대법원
대변
대보름
대부분
대비
대사
대사관
대상
대서양
대선
대수
대신
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