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1.Noun

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    stone

    A hard mass formed when dirt, sand, etc., is solidified.

    Korean definition: 흙이나 모래 등이 굳어서 생긴 단단한 덩어리.

    • My younger sibling tripped over a stone while walking and fell.

    • The villagers piled up stones to build a wall.

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    stone

    A material made of stone that is used in architectural or civil construction.

    Korean definition: 건축이나 토목 공사 등에 쓰는, 돌로 된 재료.

    • After climbing the stone stairs, my knees hurt.

    • The house made of carved stone looked sturdy and magnificent.

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    stone

    A small, flat, round stone used for playing go.

    Korean definition: 바둑을 둘 때 쓰는 둥글고 납작한 작은 돌.

    • The player picked up a stone with difficulty and placed it on the Go board.

    • Kim, a 9-dan player, picked up a stone first and started the game.

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    stupid; bonehead

    (disparaging) Slow-witted or dim-witted brains; or a slow-witted or dim-witted person.

    Korean definition: (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 둔하거나 나쁜 머리. 또는 둔하거나 머리가 나쁜 사람.

    • Things got messed up because we gave the job to this stupid bonehead.

    • Has my head suddenly turned to stone? Why can't I remember my home phone number?

2.Noun

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    first birthday: One year from the day a baby was born.

    Korean definition: 아기가 태어난 날로부터 한 해가 되는 날.

    • When I was eight, my youngest sibling was a baby who had just passed its first birthday.

    • Tomorrow is my nephew's first birthday, so I plan to bring gifts like a ring and baby clothes to my older brother's house.

3.Bound noun

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of times a person's birthday recurs.

    Korean definition: 생일이 돌아온 횟수를 세는 단위.

    • I'm told I was so sickly that I couldn't even take my first steps until I was two.

    • Until age three, the only word my younger sibling could say was "Mom," but at four he became a chatterbox.

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    A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of the times that a certain day recurs.

    Korean definition: 특정한 날이 해마다 돌아올 때, 그 횟수를 세는 단위.

    • It has already been well over six hundred years since Seoul was made the capital.

    • It has already been three years since the civil revolution, but people's lives haven't improved at all over the past three years.

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