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{
"term": "mortal",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "that cannot live forever and must die",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We are all mortal."
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "causing death or likely to cause death; very serious",
"labels": "(literary)(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **mortal blow/wound**"
},
{
"text": "to be in mortal danger"
},
{
"text": "Her reputation suffered a mortal blow as a result of the scandal."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "lasting until death",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "mortal enemies"
},
{
"text": "They were locked **in mortal combat** *(= a fight that will only end with the death of one of them)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "extreme",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We lived **in mortal dread** of him discovering our secret."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːtl/",
"audio": "mo/mortal/mortal__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɔːrtl/",
"audio": "mo/mortal/mortal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mortalis, from mors, mort- ‘death’."
}