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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "hullo",
"partOfSpeech": "exclamation, noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used as a greeting when you meet somebody, in an email, when you answer the phone or when you want to attract somebody’s attention",
"cefr": "a1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Hullo John, how are you?"
},
{
"text": "Hullo, is there anybody there?"
},
{
"text": "**Say hullo** to Liz for me."
},
{
"text": "They exchanged hullos *(= said hullo to each other)* and forced smiles."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to show that you are surprised by something",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Hullo, hullo, what's going on here?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "used to show that you think somebody has said something stupid or is not paying attention",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Hullo? You didn't really mean that, did you?"
},
{
"text": "I'm like, ‘Hullo! Did you even listen?’"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həˈləʊ/",
"audio": "he/hullo/hello__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həˈləʊ/",
"audio": "he/hullo/hello__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}