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FUNAMBULISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does funambulism mean? 

FUNAMBULISM (noun)
  The noun FUNAMBULISM has 1 sense:

1. walking on a tightrope or slack ropeplay

  Familiarity information: FUNAMBULISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FUNAMBULISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Walking on a tightrope or slack rope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

funambulism; tightrope walking

Hypernyms ("funambulism" is a kind of...):

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Derivation:

funambulist (an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope)


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