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   prestidigitation

   /ˌprɛstɪˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. conjuring tricks performed as entertainment. formal

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, from preste ‘nimble’ + Latin digitus ‘finger’ + -ation.

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   • 1. prestidigitator noun

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   What does a prestidigitator do?

   • You might see a prestidigitator at a party or on a street corner, pulling quarters out of people's ears and turning rabbits into bouquets of flowers. The noun prestidigitation is another name for the quick hand movements and secret techniques of an illusionist. Both words come from the Latin word for "juggler," præstigiator.

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   What is another word for prestidigitation?

   • Prestidigitation: the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment. Synonyms: conjuring, hocus-pocus, legerdemain… Find the right word.

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   How does prestidigitation work?

   • Prestidigitation is pretty clear. It can clean things, soil things, light fires, etc with a cast. Nothing about the spell in any way suggests that these effects suddenly disappear at a later time. No save is specified, meaning a target cannot prevent itself from being cleaned short of staying out of range or interrupting the cast.

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   What is the difference between legerdemain and prestidigitation?

   • The French word preste (from Italian presto) means "quick" or "nimble," and the Latin word digitus means "finger." Put them together and-presto!-you've got prestidigitation. Similarly, legerdemain was conjured up from the Middle French phrase leger de main, which translates to "light of hand."

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   What is monetary prestidigitation and machination?

   • Through monetary prestidigitation and machination, the liability is turned into an asset. I like his sleight of hand work and other feats of prestidigitation. He said that he was using the word "magical" in its stage-magician sense of prestidigitation. Some readers might not mind this writerly prestidigitation.

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   What do you like about Blaine's feats of prestidigitation?

   • Blaine's feats of prestidigitation mesmerize audiences. Through monetary prestidigitation and machination, the liability is turned into an asset. I like his sleight of hand work and other feats of prestidigitation. He said that he was using the word "magical" in its stage-magician sense of prestidigitation.

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   Prestidigitation is a noun that means sleight of hand, legerdemain, or magic tricks. It comes from French and Latin words that mean "quick" or "nimble" and "finger".

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   Prestidigitation means magic tricks or very skilful actions, especially ones that deceive people. Learn how to pronounce and use this word in different contexts with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Prestidigitation definition: sleight of hand; legerdemain. . See examples of PRESTIDIGITATION used in a sentence.

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   Prestidigitation is the process of doing a magic trick by hand, also called "sleight of hand." Do you see digits in prestidigitation? Digits are your fingers, so someone skilled at prestidigitation has some tricky fingers. One of the most famous prestidigitators in modern history was Howard Thurston, especially known for card tricks.

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   Prestidigitation is another name for sleight of hand, the skill of performing tricks with the hands. Learn the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   very skillful actions, especially ones that deceive people: Through monetary prestidigitation and machination, the liability is turned into an asset. Fewer examples. I like his sleight of hand work and other feats of prestidigitation.

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   1. Performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand. 2. Skill or cleverness, especially in deceiving others.