prestidigitation

(prĕs'tĭ-dĭj'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

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.

For a list of words related to prestidigitation, see:

• Entertainments and Spectacles - prestidigitation: sleight of hand
• Pranks and Tricks - prestidigitation: sleight of hand

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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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