acrobatics

From acrobat + -ics.

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• Rhymes: -ætɪks

acrobatics (uncountable)

1. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
2. A spectacular display of agility.
   • 2000, The Cambridge History of American Theatre, →ISBN, page 218:

     […] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.

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