How to pronounce aerobics
American English pronunciation
air-OH-biks
- IPA
- /ɛɹˈoʊbɪks/
- Syllables
- air · OH · biks (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What aerobics means
Lively exercise done to music to make the heart and lungs stronger
In a sentence: Mom goes to an aerobics class at the gym every Tuesday morning.
Where it comes from: It comes from aerobic, which means using oxygen, and was first used for this kind of workout in 1968.
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