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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "linear",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "of or in lines",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "going from one thing to another in a single series of stages",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Students do not always progress in a linear fashion."
},
{
"text": "The author abandons the conventions of linear narrative and normal chronology."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "of length",
"examples": [
{
"text": "linear measurement *(= for example metres, feet, etc.)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "able to be represented by a straight line on a graph",
"labels": "(mathematics)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "linear equations"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "broadcast and watched at regular times according to a schedule",
"examples": [
{
"text": "People are watching **linear TV** much less these days, preferring on-demand platforms like Netflix."
},
{
"text": "the simplicity of traditional linear channel programming"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪniə(r)/",
"audio": "li/linear/linear__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlɪniər/",
"audio": "li/linear/linear__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin linearis, from linea ‘a line’."
}