"K-wave" meaning in All languages combined

See K-wave on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the K-wave [canonical]
Etymology: From K- (“Korean”) + wave. Etymology templates: {{af|en|K-|wave|t1=Korean}} K- (“Korean”) + wave Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=K-wave}} the K-wave
  1. The Korean Wave.
    Sense id: en-K-wave-en-name-sqYiRhfS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with K-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, South Korea Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of South Korea: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: K-waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} K-wave (plural K-waves)
  1. (economics) Abbreviation of Kondratiev wave. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Kondratiev wave
    Sense id: en-K-wave-en-noun-ARB2EkY4 Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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