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{
"term": "cluster",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The telescope is focused on a dense cluster of stars at the edge of the galaxy."
},
{
"text": "The plant bears its flowers in clusters."
},
{
"text": "a leukaemia cluster *(= an area where there are more cases of the disease than you would expect)*"
},
{
"text": "Doctors are worried about what appear to be cancer clusters occurring in these areas."
},
{
"text": "The bacteria form clusters in the gut of the host animal."
},
{
"text": "The plants have clusters of white flowers in early June."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["little", "small", "large"],
"preposition": ["in a/the cluster", "cluster of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a group of people, animals or things close together",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a cluster of spectators"
},
{
"text": "a little cluster of houses"
},
{
"text": "a dense cluster of buildings"
},
{
"text": "The church stood in a small cluster of houses."
},
{
"text": "A woman had emerged from the cluster of buildings."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["little", "small", "large"],
"preposition": ["in a/the cluster", "cluster of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a group of consonants that come together in a word or phrase, for example /str/ at the beginning of string",
"labels": "(phonetics)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a consonant cluster"
}
],
"topics": ["Language"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈklʌstə(r)/",
"audio": "cl/cluster/cluster__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈklʌstər/",
"audio": "cl/cluster/cluster__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English clyster; probably related to clot."
}