{
    "term": "edit",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an act of making changes to text or data",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I had time to do a quick edit of my essay before handing it in."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈedɪt/",
                "audio": "ed/edit/edit__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈedɪt/",
                "audio": "ed/edit/edit__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (as a verb): partly a back-formation from editor, reinforced by French éditer ‘to edit’ (from édition ‘edition’)."
}