화석
hwaseok
Noun
Definitions
1
fossil
A state in which the bones, traces of living, etc., left by organisms from very old times have been buried under the ground and preserved to the present.
아주 옛날에 살았던 생물의 뼈, 활동 흔적 등이 땅속에 묻혀 굳어져 지금까지 남아 있는 것.
2
fossil
(figurative) A state of remaining firm in a certain state like a stone without showing any change or progress.
(비유적으로) 변화하거나 발전하지 않고 어떤 상태에서 돌처럼 굳어 버린 것.
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