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prestidigitation

 
Dictionary: pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tion   (prĕs'tĭ-dĭj'ĭ-tā'shən) pronunciation
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  1. Performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand.
  2. A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.

[French (influenced by prestigiateur, juggler, conjurer , from prestige, illusion), from prestidigitateur, conjurer : preste, nimble (from Italian presto; see presto) + Latin digitus, finger; see digit.]

prestidigitator pres'ti·dig'i·ta'tor n.

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noun

    The use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects: conjuration, legerdemain, magic, sleight of hand. See performing arts.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  Synonym: sleight of hand


Translations: Prestidigitation
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - taskenspilleri

Nederlands (Dutch)
vingervlugheid

Français (French)
n. - prestidigitation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fingerfertigkeit, Taschenspielerkunst

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταχυδακτυλουργία

Italiano (Italian)
prestidigitazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prestidigitação (f)

Русский (Russian)
показывание фокусов

Español (Spanish)
n. - prestidigitación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - taskspeleri, jonglering, trolleri

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
变戏法

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 變戲法

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 요술

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شعوذة, خفه يد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮להטוטנות‬


 
 
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