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saltim·ban·co
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saltimbanconoun
a quack doctor, a fraud.
Etymology: From Italian saltimbanco. Used thus in English because of the association with street performers, seen by the settled population in English-speaking culture as not to be trusted. A more usual and more accurate English word, derived from similar sources, is mountebank.
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Saltimbanco
Saltimbanco was a touring show by Cirque du Soleil. Saltimbanco ran from 1992 to 2006 in its original form, performed under a large circus tent called the Grand Chapiteau; its last performance in that form was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 10, 2006. A new adaptation of the show started touring North America on July 31, 2007, with its first stop in London, Ontario, Canada. The new version was staged in arenas with fewer performances in each city it visited. The new version closed at the end of 2012. The show was described by Cirque du Soleil as a celebration of life. Its creators say they developed it as an antidote to the violence and despair prevalent in the 20th century.
Webster Dictionary
Saltimbanconoun
a mountebank; a quack
Etymology: [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.]
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Saltimbanco
Saltimbanco was a touring show by Cirque du Soleil. Saltimbanco ran from 1992 to 2006 in its original form, performed under a large circus tent called the Grand Chapiteau; its last performance in that form was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 10, 2006. A new adaptation of the show started touring North America on July 31, 2007, with its first stop in London, Ontario, Canada. The new version was staged in arenas, with shorter stops in each city it visited. The show was described by Cirque du Soleil as a celebration of life. Its creators say they developed it as an antidote to the violence and despair prevalent in the 20th century.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Saltimbanco
sal-tim-bangk′ō, n. (obs.) a mountebank: a quack. [It.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of saltimbanco in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of saltimbanco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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