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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "autumn",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the season of the year between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes colder",
"sensetop": "in the autumn of something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "in the autumn of 2024",
"contextForm": "in the autumn of something"
},
{
"text": "He is in the autumn of his career."
},
{
"text": "in early/late autumn"
},
{
"text": "the autumn term *(= for example at a school or college in Britain)*"
},
{
"text": "autumn leaves/colours"
},
{
"text": "It's been a very mild autumn this year."
},
{
"text": "a crisp/chilly/wet/cool autumn"
},
{
"text": "their autumn collection of dresses *(= designed to be worn in autumn)*"
},
{
"text": "Demand always rises during the autumn and winter months."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["last", "this past", "the following"],
"autumn + noun": ["weather", "sun", "sunlight"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɔːtəm/",
"audio": "au/autumn/autumn__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɔːtəm/",
"audio": "au/autumn/autumn__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus."
}