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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "grammar",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences",
"cefr": "a1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the basic rules of grammar"
},
{
"text": "the complexities of English grammar"
}
],
"topics": ["Language"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["correct", "good", "bad"],
"verb + grammar": ["correct", "teach", "learn"],
"grammar + noun": ["rules"],
"phrases": ["the rules of grammar"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person’s knowledge and use of a language",
"cefr": "a2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His grammar is appalling."
},
{
"text": "bad grammar"
},
{
"text": "People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German."
},
{
"text": "Spelling and good grammar are both very important."
}
],
"topics": ["Language"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["correct", "good", "bad"],
"verb + grammar": ["correct", "teach", "learn"],
"grammar + noun": ["rules"],
"phrases": ["the rules of grammar"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a book containing a description of the rules of a language",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a French grammar"
}
],
"topics": ["Language"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡræmə(r)/",
"audio": "gr/grammar/grammar__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡræmər/",
"audio": "gr/grammar/grammar__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’."
}