acrobacyn.

Brit.

/ˈakrəbəsi/, U.S.

/ˈækrəbəsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item Etymons: acrobat n., -acy suffix.

Etymology: < acrobat n. (see -acy suffix), perhaps after French acrobatie (1853). Compare earlier acrobatics n., acrobatism n.

Acrobatics; an acrobatic feat. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun]

lofty tricks1603

equilibre1769

balancing1801

tumble1824

acrobatics1852

acrobacy1867

1867 Jrnl. Telegr. 15 Mar. 85/1 A slow porter or an indifferent boy is intrusted to take a message to an office, and both have to do an amount of window gazing or acrobacy on their way.

1918 Observer 17 Nov. 6/4 The ‘D.H. 10’..loops the loop and performs any acrobacy which is usually only demanded of a fighting scout.

1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay xvi. 230 The monster..climbs up the runged back of his chair and stands, by a miraculous feat of acrobacy, on the topmost bar.

1928 A. L. Haskell Some Stud. in Ballet 116 The line is not clearly and scientifically marked between dancing and acrobacy.

1998 E. Krau Social & Econ. Managem. Competitive Society ix. 167 People do not bother about contradictions, but they exist despite of all verbal acrobacies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrobacy
释义	acrobacyn. Brit. /ˈakrəbəsi/, U.S. /ˈækrəbəsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item Etymons: acrobat n., -acy suffix. Etymology: < acrobat n. (see -acy suffix), perhaps after French acrobatie (1853). Compare earlier acrobatics n., acrobatism n. Acrobatics; an acrobatic feat. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] lofty tricks1603 equilibre1769 balancing1801 tumble1824 acrobatics1852 acrobacy1867 1867 Jrnl. Telegr. 15 Mar. 85/1 A slow porter or an indifferent boy is intrusted to take a message to an office, and both have to do an amount of window gazing or acrobacy on their way. 1918 Observer 17 Nov. 6/4 The ‘D.H. 10’..loops the loop and performs any acrobacy which is usually only demanded of a fighting scout. 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay xvi. 230 The monster..climbs up the runged back of his chair and stands, by a miraculous feat of acrobacy, on the topmost bar. 1928 A. L. Haskell Some Stud. in Ballet 116 The line is not clearly and scientifically marked between dancing and acrobacy. 1998 E. Krau Social & Econ. Managem. Competitive Society ix. 167 People do not bother about contradictions, but they exist despite of all verbal acrobacies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1867
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