acrobat
/ˈækɹəˌbæt/A-kruh-bat
/ˈækɹəˌbæt/A-kruh-bat
Meaningone who walks on tiptoe
Common meaning: a performer of gymnastic feats
- acrat the top or tipLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 31 · scan
- batwalking (Greek bainein)
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: Built on Greek ἄκρος ‘at the top or tip’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ἄκρος, p. 31 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ἄκρος Greek “at the top or tip”
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