{
    "term": "grammar",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the basic rules of grammar"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the complexities of English grammar"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["correct", "good", "bad"],
                "verb + grammar": ["correct", "teach", "learn"],
                "grammar + noun": ["rules"],
                "phrases": ["the rules of grammar"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person’s knowledge and use of a language",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His grammar is appalling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "bad grammar"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spelling and good grammar are both very important."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["correct", "good", "bad"],
                "verb + grammar": ["correct", "teach", "learn"],
                "grammar + noun": ["rules"],
                "phrases": ["the rules of grammar"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a book containing a description of the rules of a language",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a French grammar"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡræmə(r)/",
                "audio": "gr/grammar/grammar__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡræmər/",
                "audio": "gr/grammar/grammar__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’."
}