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{
"term": "robust",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "strong and healthy",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was almost 90, but still very robust."
},
{
"text": "He seems to be in robust (good) health."
}
],
"topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to break",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a robust piece of equipment"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "strong and not likely to fail or become weak",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "robust economic growth"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "strong and determined; showing that you are sure about what you are doing or saying",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company is taking a more robust approach to management."
}
],
"synonyms": "vigorous",
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rəʊˈbʌst/",
"audio": "ro/robust/robust__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/rəʊˈbʌst/",
"audio": "ro/robust/robust__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin robustus ‘firm and hard’, from robus, earlier form of robur ‘oak, strength’."
}