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noun a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold
originFrom Korean 소원(所願) (sowon, “wish”), a reference to the 2009 Girls' Generation song, "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)."
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