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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: funiculus 'small rope', from funis 'rope'

funicular

 noun
     
fu‧nic‧u‧lar [countable]
TTR a small railway that carries people up and down a steep hill or mountain, pulled by a thick metal rope
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