{
    "term": "sole",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "only; single",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **sole surviving** member of the family"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My **sole reason** for coming here was to see you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is the sole means of access to the building."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "belonging to one person or group; not shared",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has **sole responsibility** for the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **sole owner**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səʊl/",
                "audio": "so/sole/sole__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səʊl/",
                "audio": "so/sole/sole__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "adjective late Middle English (also in the senses ‘secluded’ and ‘unrivalled’): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus ‘alone’."
}