poly-drug

pol·y-drug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee druhg]
- /ˈpɒl i drʌg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee druhg]
- /ˈpɒl i drʌg/

Definitions of poly-drug word

adjective poly-drug being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse. 1
adjective poly-drug involving or taking more than one kind of illegal drug 0

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Origin of poly-drug

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; poly- + drug1

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Parts of speech for Poly-drug

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poly-drug

poly-drug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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