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TOPIK 4noun

획기적

hoekgijeok [획끼적]

획기적이 · 획기적을 (mostly 획기적인 + noun)

groundbreaking, revolutionary, epoch-making

Example

스마트폰은 우리 생활에 획기적인 변화를 가져왔어요.

Smartphones brought groundbreaking changes to our lives.

Word parts

획 divide기 period적 -ic, -al

Literally 'dividing the periods'—so big it starts a new era.