Meaning & use
prestidigitation
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Skillful deception performed with the hands, especially in stage magic; sleight of hand.
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The magician's prestidigitation left the audience in awe.
Years of practice went into perfecting his prestidigitation.
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A formal, somewhat old-fashioned word for what is usually just called a 'magic trick.'
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sleight of handlegerdemain
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