{
    "term": "spouse",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a husband or wife",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fill in your spouse’s name here."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaʊs//spaʊz/",
                "audio": "sp/spouse/spouse__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaʊs//spaʊz/",
                "audio": "sp/spouse/spouse__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French spous(e), variant of espous(e), from Latin sponsus (masculine), sponsa (feminine), past participles of spondere ‘betroth’."
}