{
    "term": "integral",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "being an essential part of something",
            "sensetop": "integral to something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Music is **an integral part of** the school's curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Practical experience is integral to the course.",
                    "contextForm": "integral to something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "included as part of something, rather than supplied separately",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The unit comes complete with integral pump and heater."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having all the parts that are necessary for something to be complete",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an integral system"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntɪɡrəl//ɪnˈteɡrəl/",
                "audio": "in/integral/integral__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntɪɡrəl//ɪnˈteɡrəl/",
                "audio": "in/integral/integral__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from late Latin integralis, from integer ‘whole’, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere ‘to touch’. Compare with integrate and integrity."
}