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TOPIK 5noun

초록

chorok

초록이 · 초록을

abstract (of a paper), summary

Example

논문을 다 읽기 전에 먼저 초록을 확인하세요.

Check the abstract first before reading the whole paper.

Word parts

초 excerpt록 record

Literally 'excerpted record'. Homonym warning: a different 초록 is the everyday word for 'green'.

Good to know

In everyday talk 초록 means 'green'; 'abstract' is clear only in academic contexts.