Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 學閥.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hakbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hagbeol
McCune–Reischauer?hakpŏl
Yale Romanization?hakpel

Noun

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학벌 (hakbeol) (hanja 學閥)

  1. an academic clique, school fraternity, educational background