word-vault/dist/data/cards/ab/abundance.json

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{
    "term": "abundance",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a large quantity that is more than enough",
            "sensetop": "abundance (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The brochure promised beautiful walks with an abundance of wildlife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has an abundance of natural resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were amazed by the sheer abundance of food."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "rich", "sheer"],
                "verb + abundance": ["have", "produce", "provide"],
                "preposition": ["in abundance", "abundance of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in large quantities",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exotic plants grew there in great abundance."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbʌndəns/",
                "audio": "ab/abundance/abundance__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbʌndəns/",
                "audio": "ab/abundance/abundance__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Latin abundantia, from abundant- ‘overflowing’, from the verb abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’)."
}