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NounSino-Korean: 紀元
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origin; beginning
In history, the year that serves as the starting point for calculating an era.
Korean definition: 역사에서 연대를 세는 시작점이 되는 해.
We record history using the year Jesus was born as the starting year of the era.
What does AD 2012 mean?
It means that, counting from the year Jesus was born as the starting point, it has become the year 2012.
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origin; beginning
The era or time that serves as the starting point of a new affair or event.
Korean definition: 새로운 일이나 사건의 출발점이 되는 시대나 시기.
That general was a great man who opened a new era in making the country a great power.
At his inauguration, CEO Kim said that his taking office would mark a new beginning for the company.
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year of foundation
The founding year of a country or religion.
Korean definition: 처음으로 나라를 세우거나 종교가 만들어진 해.
A historian estimated the founding year of Balhae based on records in old books.
The origin of Buddhism is not exact, but it is known to be around the fifth century BC.