{
    "term": "preposition",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a word or group of words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Language"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprepəˈzɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/preposition/preposition__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprepəˈzɪʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/preposition/preposition__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin praepositio(n-), from the verb praeponere, from prae ‘before’ + ponere ‘to place’."
}