Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外延.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)jʌ̹n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)jʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oeyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oeyeon
McCune–Reischauer?oeyŏn
Yale Romanization?ōyyen

Noun

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외연 (oeyeon) (hanja 外延)

  1. (logic, philosophy) scope, coverage; the specific entities that a concept, activity, etc., covers
    Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)
    사업 외연 확장하다
    sa'eob-ui oeyeon-eul hwakjanghada
    to expand the scope of a company's activities
    지식 외연 넓히다
    jisig-ui oeyeon-eul neolpida
    to broaden the scope of one's knowledge
  2. (loosely) the denotation; the outer form in opposition to the interior connotation
    Coordinate term: 내포(內包) (naepo)