{
    "term": "specification",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a detailed description of how something is, or should be, designed or made",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the technical specifications of the new model *(= of car)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house has been built exactly **to our specifications**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The office was furnished **to a high specification**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aircraft have to meet the strict specifications laid down by the FAA."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manager has drafted job specifications for each of the positions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prototype has the same basic specifications."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The yachts are built to the highest specifications."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "detailed", "full"],
                "verb + specification": ["develop", "draw up", "write"],
                "preposition": [
                    "according to the/​your specifications",
                    "to the/​your specifications"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "sp/specification/specification__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌspesɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "sp/specification/specification__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin specificatio(n-), from late Latin specificare, from Latin species ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’."
}