Prestidigitation Definition

prĕstĭ-dĭjĭ-tāshən
noun
Sleight of hand; legerdemain.
Webster's New World
Skill or cleverness, especially in deceiving others.
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Synonyms:
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Note: despite the phonetic similarities, the words prestidigitator and prestidigitation have different origins from those of prestige, even though this in the past has meant "delusion, illusion, trick".

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Noun

Singular:
prestidigitation
Plural:
prestidigitations

Origin of Prestidigitation

  • French (influenced by prestigiateur juggler, conjurer) (from prestige illusion) from prestidigitateur conjurer preste nimble (from Italian presto presto) Latin digitus finger digit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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