{
    "term": "spectacular",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very impressive",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The coastal road has spectacular scenery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Messi scored a spectacular goal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a spectacular achievement on their part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spectacular display of fireworks"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The special effects were quite spectacular."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The waterfall is truly spectacular."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their performance was good, if not spectacular."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were absolutely delighted with the show's spectacular success."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "breathtaking",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["fairly", "rather", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spekˈtækjələ(r)/",
                "audio": "sp/spectacular/spectacular__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spekˈtækjələr/",
                "audio": "sp/spectacular/spectacular__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 17th cent.: from spectacle, on the pattern of words such as oracular."
}