[
  {
    "word": "formal",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m\u0259l/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8f\u0254\u0279m\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/formal-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2100972",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Formalin.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An evening gown.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An event with a formal dress code.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A formal parameter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Being in accord with established forms.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She spoke formal English, without any dialect."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Official.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'd like to make a formal complaint."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Relating to the form or structure of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Relating to formation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Ceremonial or traditional.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Formal wear must be worn at my wedding!"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Organized; well-structured and planned.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": [
          "informal"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/formal"
    ]
  }
]