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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "advanced",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Scientists are working on highly **advanced technology** to replace fossil fuels."
},
{
"text": "It is a **technologically advanced** society."
},
{
"text": "Even in advanced industrial societies, poverty persists."
},
{
"text": "economically advanced countries/regions"
},
{
"text": "Sweden has a reputation for advanced and stylish design."
},
{
"text": "a highly advanced economy"
},
{
"text": "an advanced civilization/nation"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "at a high or difficult level",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He hopes to pursue an advanced degree in economics."
},
{
"text": "an advanced student of English"
},
{
"text": "There were only three of us on the advanced course."
},
{
"text": "special courses for very advanced students"
}
],
"topics": ["Language"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "at a late stage of development",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **advanced stages** of the disease"
},
{
"text": "patients with **advanced** lung **cancer**"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used in polite expressions to describe somebody as ‘very old’",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was a man of advanced years."
},
{
"text": "Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈvɑːnst/",
"audio": "ad/advanced/advanced__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈvænst/",
"audio": "ad/advanced/advanced__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}