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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "mainly",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "more than anything else; also used to talk about the most important reason for something",
"sensetop": "mainly because of somethingmainly due to something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They eat mainly fruit and nuts."
},
{
"text": "‘Where do you export to?’ ‘France, mainly.’"
},
{
"text": "The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.",
"contextForm": "mainly because of something"
},
{
"text": "The rise in inflation is mainly due to higher food prices.",
"contextForm": "mainly due to something"
},
{
"text": "People come to libraries mainly to borrow books."
},
{
"text": "During the day it’ll become mainly dry with clear skies."
},
{
"text": "Rosewood is used mainly for fine furniture and musical instruments."
},
{
"text": "The crop is mainly used for animal feed."
},
{
"text": "The injuries were mainly facial cuts and bruises."
},
{
"text": "The sun consists mainly of hydrogen."
}
],
"synonyms": "chiefly, primarily"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in most cases; used to talk about the largest part of a group of people or things",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Anorexia is an illness that occurs mainly in adolescents."
},
{
"text": "The people in the hotel were mainly foreign tourists."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪnli/",
"audio": "ma/mainly/mainly__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeɪnli/",
"audio": "ma/mainly/mainly__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}