{
    "term": "fossil",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the parts of a dead animal or a plant that have become hard and turned into rock",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "fossils over two million years old"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Biology"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an old person, especially one who is unable to accept new ideas or adapt to changes",
            "labels": "(informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɒsl/",
                "audio": "fo/fossil/fossil__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɑːsl/",
                "audio": "fo/fossil/fossil__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (denoting a fossilized fish found, and believed to have lived, underground): from French fossile, from Latin fossilis ‘dug up’, from fodere ‘dig’."
}