[
  {
    "word": "gradual",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0261\u0279\u025bd\u0292\u0258l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0261\u0279\u025bd\u0292\u0258l/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0261\u0279adju\u0259l/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0261\u0279\u00e6d\u0292u\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/gradual-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707522",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "stepwise"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "abrupt",
          "sudden"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gradual"
    ]
  }
]