Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 消滅.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?somyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?somyeol
McCune–Reischauer?somyŏl
Yale Romanization?somyel

Noun

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소멸 (somyeol) (hanja 消滅)

  1. vanishing
  2. extinction; death
  3. elimination; annihilation

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