{
    "term": "virtual",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a system to help programmers create virtual environments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a virtual classroom/desktop/library"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can also take a virtual tour of the museum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economy has come to a virtual standstill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He married a virtual stranger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/",
                "audio": "vi/virtual/virtual__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/",
                "audio": "vi/virtual/virtual__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus."
}