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- [per-fawr-muh ns en-han-sing, ‐en-hahn-sing]
- /pərˈfɔr məns -ˈhæns/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [per-fawr-muh ns en-han-sing, ‐en-hahn-sing]
- /pərˈfɔr məns -ˈhæns/
Definitions of performance-enhancing word
- adjective performance-enhancing noting or relating to a drug or other substance used to improve one's performance in a sport or other activity requiring strength, stamina, etc.: The use of performance-enhancing steroids by athletes is banned. 1
- adjective performance-enhancing that aids speed or strength 1
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Origin of performance-enhancing
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-1980
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Performance-enhancing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
performance-enhancing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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