{
    "term": "matrimony",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "marriage; the state of being married",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "holy matrimony"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmætrɪməni/",
                "audio": "ma/matrimony/matrimony__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmætrɪməʊni/",
                "audio": "ma/matrimony/matrimony__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin matrimonium, based on mater, matr- ‘mother’."
}