fu‧nic‧u‧lar /fjʊˈnɪkjələ, fjʊˈnɪkjʊlə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: funiculus 'small rope', from funis 'rope']
a small railway that carries people up and down a steep hill or mountain, pulled by a thick metal rope
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