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Acrobat
acrobat
(acrobats) An acrobat is an entertainer who performs difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus. N-COUNT
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noun Etymology: French & Greek; French ~e, from Greek akrobates, from akr- acr- + bainein to go — more at come Date: 1825 1. one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body 2. a. one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity b. one adept at swiftly changing or adapting a position or viewpoint a political ~ • ~ic adjective • ~ically adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a performer of spectacular gymnastic feats. 2 a person noted for constant change of mind, allegiance, etc. Derivatives acrobatic adj. acrobatically adv. Etymology: F acrobate f. Gk akrobates f. akron summit + baino walk ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n someone who entertains people by doing difficult physical actions such as walking on their hands or balancing on a high rope, especially at a circus (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1825, from Fr. acrobate, from Gk. akrobates, related to akrobatos "going on tip-toe, climbing up high," from akros "topmost, at the point end" (from PIE *ak- "sharp") + bainein "walk, go." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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