word-vault/dist/data/cards/nu/nutrition.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "nutrition",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "advice on diet and nutrition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to study food science and nutrition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nutrition information is now provided on the back of most food products."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["adequate", "balanced", "good"],
                "verb + nutrition": ["provide", "receive", "improve"],
                "nutrition + noun": ["label", "facts", "information"],
                "phrases": ["a source of nutrition"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "food that is needed to grow and be healthy",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A feeding tube gives her nutrition and water."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/njuˈtrɪʃn/",
                "audio": "nu/nutrition/nutrition__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nuˈtrɪʃn/",
                "audio": "nu/nutrition/nutrition__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from late Latin nutritio(n-), from nutrire ‘feed, nourish’."
}