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  • 21funambulator —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English funambule, v., to walk or dance on a rope (probably from Latin funambulus, n., funambulist) + English ator : funambulist * * * fūnamˈbūlātor noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 22funicular — [19] A funicular railway is literally one that runs on a ‘rope’. The word was coined from Latin fūniculus, a diminutive form of fūnis ‘rope’ (a word of uncertain origin from which comes Italian fune ‘cable, rope’). Fūnus also gave English… …

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  • 23funicular — [19] A funicular railway is literally one that runs on a ‘rope’. The word was coined from Latin fūniculus, a diminutive form of fūnis ‘rope’ (a word of uncertain origin from which comes Italian fune ‘cable, rope’). Fūnus also gave English… …

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  • 24tightrope walker — noun an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope • Syn: ↑funambulist • Derivationally related forms: ↑funambulism (for: ↑funambulist) • Hypernyms: ↑acrobat …

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  • 25somnambul- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from somnambulus somnambulist, from Latin somnus sleep + ambulus (as in funambulus funambulist) more at somnolent, funambulist : somnambulism : somnambulist …

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  • 26Funambulo — Fu*nam bu*lo, Funambulus Fu*nam bu*lus . [Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and cf. {Funambulist}.] A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Funambulus — Funambulo Fu*nam bu*lo, Funambulus Fu*nam bu*lus . [Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and cf. {Funambulist}.] A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913… …

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  • 28funambulism — noun Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to walk Date: 1824 1. tightrope walking 2. a show especially of mental agility • funambulist noun …

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  • 29somnambul- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from somnambulus somnambulist, from Latin somnus sleep + ambulus (as in funambulus funambulist) more at somnolent somnambulism ; somnambulist < somnambulant > …

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