[{"word":"smallpox","phonetic":"/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈsmɔlpɑks/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.","synonyms":["variola"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy."}],"synonyms":["variola"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smallpox"]}]