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noi6 gyun2

(embryology) to involute; involution · (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)

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Meanings

  1. (embryology) to involute; involution
  2. (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)

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