word-vault/dist/data/cards/ve/verbal.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "verbal",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "relating to words",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The job applicant must have good verbal skills."
                },
                {
                    "text": "non-verbal communication *(= expressions of the face, gestures*, etc.)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "spoken, not written",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **verbal agreement/warning**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "verbal instructions"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "relating to verbs",
            "labels": "(grammar)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a verbal noun *(= a noun formed from a verb, for example smoking*)"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːbl/",
                "audio": "ve/verbal/verbal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːrbl/",
                "audio": "ve/verbal/verbal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum ‘word’."
}