- funambulism
- 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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funambulism
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funambulism — FUNAMBULÍSM s.n. (Rar) Caracter funambulesc. [cf. it. funambolismo]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
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funambulism — noun The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack rope See Also: funambulist … Wiktionary
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funambulist — funambulism, n. /fyooh nam byeuh list/, n. a tightrope walker. [1785 95; < L funambul(us) ropedancer + IST] * * * … Universalium
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funambulist — noun see funambulism … New Collegiate Dictionary
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