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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "nursery",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a place where young children are cared for while their parents are at work; a day nursery or nursery school",
"sensetop": "at nursery",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her youngest child is at nursery now.",
"contextForm": "at nursery"
},
{
"text": "The children are at nursery three days a week."
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a room in a house where a baby sleeps",
"labels": "(North American English or old-fashioned)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a room in a house where young children can play",
"labels": "(old-fashioned)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting somewhere else",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Plants and trees"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnɜːsəri/",
"audio": "nu/nursery/nursery__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnɜːrsəri/",
"audio": "nu/nursery/nursery__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French nourice ‘nurse’ (see nurse) + -ery."
}