{
    "term": "theoretical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with the ideas and principles on which a particular subject is based, rather than with practice and experiment",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a theoretical approach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "theoretical physics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The first year provides students with a sound theoretical basis for later study."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Early analyses of evolution on the planet were highly theoretical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most experiments take place within a theoretical framework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Theoretical knowledge forms the basis of most of our teaching."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This study is by no means purely theoretical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We aim to provide you with both theoretical and practical knowledge of your subject."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["highly", "merely", "purely"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "that could possibly exist, happen or be true, although this is unlikely",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a theoretical possibility."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["highly", "merely", "purely"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌθɪəˈretɪkl/",
                "audio": "th/theoretical/theoretical__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌθiːəˈretɪkl/",
                "audio": "th/theoretical/theoretical__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}