word-vault/dist/data/cards/so/so-called.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "so-called",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to show that you do not think that the word or phrase that is being used to describe somebody/something is appropriate",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the opinion of a so-called ‘expert’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How have these so-called improvements helped the local community?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to introduce the word that people usually use to describe something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "artists from the so-called ‘School of London’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsəʊ ˈkɔːld/",
                "audio": "so/so-called/so_called_1_gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsəʊ ˈkɔːld/",
                "audio": "so/so-called/so_called_1_us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}