word-vault/dist/data/cards/ac/accordance.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "accordance",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "according to a rule or the way that somebody says that something should be done",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in accordance with legal requirements"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We acted in accordance with my parents’ wishes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Permission and obligation"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɔːdns/",
                "audio": "ac/accordance/accordance__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɔːrdns/",
                "audio": "ac/accordance/accordance__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French acordance, from acorder ‘bring to an agreement’, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’; influenced by concord."
}