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equilibristic

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e⋅quil⋅i⋅brist

  [i-kwil-uh-brist, ee-kwuh-lib-rist, ek-wuh-]
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–noun
a performer who is skilled at balancing in unusual positions and hazardous movements, as a tightrope walker in a circus.
Origin:
1750–60; < F équilibriste. See equilibrium, -ist

Related forms:
e⋅quil⋅i⋅bris⋅tic, adjective
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e·quil·i·brist   (ĭ-kwĭl'ə-brĭst)   
n.  A person who performs feats of balance, such as tightrope walking.

[French équilibriste, from équilibre, equilibrium, from Latin aequilībrium; see equilibrium.]
e·quil'i·bris'tic adj.
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