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소위
소위
所謂
[ sowi ]
「부사」 Adverb
• as they say; so-called
As people call something.
media & communication
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
所 (소)
–
place, location, that which, what (nominalizer)
謂 (위)
–
to say, to call, to name, to mean, to tell, to be called
Other meanings of the word 소위
1
second lieutenant
Neighboring words in the dictionary
소령
소리
소립자
소망
소명
소생
소생기
소식
소위
소유물
소음
소일
소자
소장
속
속도
속성
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