Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The alphabetic system of writing used in Korea, invented in the 1400s.

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  • proper noun capitalized form of hangul

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Korean Hangŭl, great writing : han, great + kŭl, writing.]

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Examples

  • This time it's not another high-tech marvel but a product of the country's ancient culture, its own unique writing system known as Hangul, and it's going to

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • This time it's not another high-tech marvel but a product of the country's ancient culture, its own unique writing system known as Hangul, and it's going to

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • And yes, Korean -- called Hangul -- is read from left to right, top to bottom, just like English.

    Gaming Nexus 2009

  • And yes, Korean -- called Hangul -- is read from left to right, top to bottom, just like English.

    Gaming Nexus 2009

  • And yes, Korean -- called Hangul -- is read from left to right, top to bottom, just like English.

    Gaming Nexus 2009

  • And yes, Korean -- called Hangul -- is read from left to right, top to bottom, just like English.

    Gaming Nexus 2009

  • Unless he's sharp on his "Hangul" and general Korean corporate culture, he could easily be charged of the same thing this time around.

    Is Icahn Brewing Up A Storm In Corporate Korea? 2006

  • Usually you see "Hangul" misused for Korean language instead of Korean script, but this does the opposite.

    languagehat.com: WRITING YOUR OWN ROSETTA STONE. 2005

  • The surgeon, Mohamed Helmi "Hangul", said she was in poor mental and physical health.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • A photo made on January 28, 2010 shows Britton Paul Chandler (L) being examined by Somali doctor Abdi Mohamed Helmi "Hangul" (R) at a location in central Somalia, where he is being held since he and his wife Rachel were kidnapped as they sailed their yacht, the Lynn Rival, in the Indian Ocean on October 23, 2009.

    Dose.ca Music briefs 2010

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