word-vault/dist/data/cards/ne/neither.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "neither",
    "partOfSpeech": "determiner, pronoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not one nor the other of two things or people",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Neither answer is correct."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Neither of them** has/have a car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They produced two reports, **neither of which** contained any useful suggestions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Which do you like?’ ‘Neither. I think they're both ugly.’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnaɪðə(r)//ˈniːðə(r)/",
                "audio": "ne/neither/neither__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈniːðər//ˈnaɪðər/",
                "audio": "ne/neither/neither__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: alteration (by association with either) of Old English nawther, contraction of nāhwæther (from nā ‘no’ + hwæther ‘whether’)."
}