{"def":{"lit":"a Syrian hearing","short":"Syracuse, the capital of Sicily","long":["a large maritime city of Sicily, having an excellent harbor and surrounded by a 14 mile (23 km) wall"]},"deriv":"plural of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"syˈrɑ.ku.sɛ","ipa_mod":"sjuˈrɑ.ku.se","sbl":"syrakousai","dic":"soo-RA-koo-seh","dic_mod":"syoo-RA-koo-say"}}