{
    "term": "normal",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "typical, usual or ordinary; what you would expect",
            "sensetop": "it is normal (for somebody) to do something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**quite/perfectly** *(= completely)* **normal**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her temperature is normal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was just a quiet, normal day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip.",
                    "contextForm": "it is normal (for somebody) to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He should be able to **lead a** perfectly **normal life**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Divorce is complicated enough **in normal circumstances**, but this situation is even worse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Under normal circumstances**, I would say ‘yes’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**In the normal course of events** I wouldn't go to that part of town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Statistically, in a **normal distribution**, 68 per cent of the scores fall fairly close."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The unemployment rate was above normal levels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Temperatures are expected to be in the normal range for May."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are open during normal office hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is normal practice to inform somebody if you want to leave early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During normal conditions the road is clear of stones and mud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Go for your check-ups in the normal way until you are six months pregnant."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd say it was pretty normal to be upset if your house burned down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It started out as a perfectly normal day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mandy doesn't seem her normal self today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The temperature is near normal for spring."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under normal circumstances Martin would probably have gone to college."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In normal circumstances she would have tested the machine first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the normal course of events these things take months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the time, her treatment by the media was seen as normal and acceptable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The help desk is available during normal office hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The skin surface is resistant to infection under normal circumstances."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "physically and mentally healthy",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She seemed perfectly normal to me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rebecca was born a normal, healthy baby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They made me feel that I wasn't normal because I didn't want children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not normal to be so calm all the time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No normal person would do a thing like that."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had been a completely normal, happy child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is it normal to talk to yourself?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Everyone blamed me as per usual."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːml/",
                "audio": "no/normal/normal__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɔːrml/",
                "audio": "no/normal/normal__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’. Current senses date from the early 19th cent."
}