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전前

[ jeon ]
「명사」 Noun
• past

A point in time in the past.

timerelative time
• earlier time

A time before a specific point in time.

timerelative time
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary

The hanja from which the word comes

  • 前 (전)
    –front, before, earlier, ahead, in the future

Synonyms

  • 앞
    –front; being previous; future; share; responsibility; face; to

Antonyms

  • 후덥지근하다
    –sultry; sweltering; stuffy
  • 후일
    –future; coming days

Derived words

  • 전달
    –last month; previous month

Other meanings of the word 전

  • 2
    all ( Determiner)
  • 3
    former; previous ( Determiner)
  • 4
    An abbreviated word for '저는' (I) (Not applicable)
  • 5
    A dish made by seasoning sliced or minced fish, meat, vegetables, etc., and coating them with wheat flour before frying them in oil (Noun)
  • 6
    climax (Noun)

Neighboring words in the dictionary

적어도적응적의적지적합적합성적합하다적화전전개전공전공하다전과전과자전국전기전기면도기
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