{
    "term": "august",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "impressive, making you feel respect",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an august group of statesmen"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had dared to challenge the views of an august body of imperial historians."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːˈɡʌst/",
                "audio": "au/august/august__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɔːˈɡʌst/",
                "audio": "au/august/august__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from French auguste or Latin augustus ‘consecrated, venerable’."
}