{
    "term": "formerly",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːməli/",
                "audio": "fo/formerly/formerly__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmərli/",
                "audio": "fo/formerly/formerly__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}