[
  {
    "word": "define",
    "phonetic": "/d\u026a\u02c8fa\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u026a\u02c8fa\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/define-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=866347",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the defining power of an optical instrument"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To settle, decide (an argument etc.)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To express the essential nature of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I define myself as a techno-anarchist."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Person 1: Is she good at math?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to define the legal boundaries of a property"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To establish the referent of a term or notation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/define"
    ]
  }
]