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{
"term": "stability",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the quality or state of being steady and not changing or being upset in any way (= the quality of being stable)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**political/economic/social stability**"
},
{
"text": "the stability of the dollar on the world’s money markets"
},
{
"text": "price stability"
},
{
"text": "Being back with their family should provide emotional stability for the children."
},
{
"text": "The country is now enjoying a period of relative stability and prosperity."
},
{
"text": "The country was enjoying a period of political stability."
},
{
"text": "The policy should bring greater monetary stability to the country."
},
{
"text": "These actions may threaten the overall stability of the system."
},
{
"text": "They believe that religion enhances family stability."
},
{
"text": "communities that have a high degree of stability"
},
{
"text": "the need for peace and stability in the Middle East"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["greater", "increased", "relative"],
"… of stability": ["degree", "level"],
"verb + stability": ["achieve", "bring", "ensure"],
"phrases": [
"a lack of stability",
"peace and stability",
"a period of stability"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stəˈbɪləti/",
"audio": "st/stability/stability__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/stəˈbɪləti/",
"audio": "st/stability/stability__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French stablete, from Latin stabilitas, from stabilis ‘stable’."
}