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Prestidigitation

//ˌpɹɛstɪˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands. countable, uncountable

    "My favorite prestidigitation was when he pulled the live dove out of that tiny scarf."

  2. 2
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks wordnet
  3. 3
    A show of skill or deceitful cleverness. broadly, countable, uncountable

    "His writing was peppered with verbal tricks and prestidigitation."

Etymology

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.

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