생략

saengnyak · [생냑]

omission · deletion

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. omission; deletionThe act of reducing or removing a part of a whole to make it short or simple.

Written Forms

생략Hangul
省略Hanja

Examples from Lessons (2)

Isn't it excessive when they leave so much out that there's no subject or object at all?

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Sometimes the dialogue in a drama aims for emotional resonance rather than information delivery, making omission and metaphor essential.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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