acrobatic
/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/a-kruh-BA-tik
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/a-kruh-BA-tik
Meaningrelating to an acrobat
Common meaning: agile and gymnastic
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- acrat the top or tipLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 31 · scan
- batwalking (Greek bainein)
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekἄκρος‘at the top or tip’
- Englishacrobat‘a performer of gymnastic feats’
- Englishformed in English from acrobatacrobatic‘agile and gymnastic’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from acrobat + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ACROBAT, p.7 · scan
Roots
- ἄκρος Greek “at the top or tip”
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