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Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary with Audio (Grades 6-8)

API Product Description

The essential dictionary for middle school students, grades 6-8, ages 11-14. Nearly 70,000 entries including new words for the fields of science, mathematics, electronic technology, entertainment, and health and medicine. More than 22,000 usage examples clarify meanings. Includes expanded coverage of idiomatic phrases, abundant word history paragraphs and synonym paragraphs.

Data features available in this reference

  • Definitions
  • Examples
  • Etymologies and word history paragraphs
  • Synonym paragraphs
  • Pronunciation symbols
  • Audio pronunciations

Formats available

  • JSON

Documentation

  • JSON Fields

Query options

  • Headword
  • Stems (inflections, variants, etc.)

JSON

Request URL

https://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/sd3/json/dragon?key=your-api-key

Response

 
meta:{  
    id:"dragon",
    uuid:"a3698d6d-b599-46b5-b267-b934a0d92cc1",
    src:"int_dict",
    section:"alpha",
    stems:[  
        "dragon",
        "dragonish",
        "dragons"
    ],
    offensive:false
},
hwi:{  
    hw:"drag*on",
    prs:[  
        {  
            mw:"ˈdrag-ən",
            sound:{  
                audio:"dragon01"
            }
        }
    ]
},
fl:"noun",
def:[  
    {  
        sseq:[  
            [  
                [  
                    "sense",
                    {  
                        sn:"1",
                        dt:[  
                            [  
                                "text",
                                "{bc}an imaginary animal usually pictured as a huge serpent or lizard with wings and large claws"
                            ]
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            ],
            [  
                [  
                    "sense",
                    {  
                        sn:"2",
                        lbs:[  
                            "capitalized"
                        ],
                        dt:[  
                            [  
                                "text",
                                "{bc}{sx|draco||}"
                            ]
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            ]
        ]
    }
],
et:[  
    [  
        "text",
        "Middle English {it}dragon{/it} {ldquo}dragon,{rdquo} from early French {it}dragun{/it} (same meaning), from Latin {it}dracon-, draco{/it} {ldquo}serpent, dragon,{rdquo} from Greek {it}drakōn{/it} {ldquo}serpent{rdquo} {dx_ety}related to {dxt|rankle||}{/dx_ety}"
    ]
],
shortdef:[  
    "an imaginary animal usually pictured as a huge serpent or lizard with wings and large claws",
    "draco"
]

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