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prestidigitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sleight of hand |
| Type of | conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
Examples of prestidigitation
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In truth, Mr Miliband's One Nation rhetoric involves some clever prestidigitation.
From the economist.com
If this act of prestidigitation is not a work of art, it is a work of considerable artifice.
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That pretty much sums up the prestidigitation business these days.
From the sacbee.com
He blends punch lines and prestidigitation with frequent repetition of the Crossroads moniker.
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They see business as part of a cosmic magic show, an exuberant prestidigitation of goods and services.
From the time.com
This week, by some feat of administrative prestidigitation, the government started instantly to make good on his promises.
From the economist.com
Sparticles introduce equal and opposite infinities, which cancel the original ones without any prestidigitation.
From the economist.com
Bassett has been able to avoid surgery entirely in some cases by resorting to a bit of electromagnetic prestidigitation.
From the time.com
This literal face-off sets the tone for the show, in which a sense of play is as important as prestidigitation.
From the latimes.com
- Manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
- Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or legerdemain, is the set of techniques used by a magician (or card sharp) to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly.
- A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands; sleight of hand; A show of skill or deceitful cleverness
- Phrase coined by French magician Jules deRovere in 1815; loosely translated, the term means "performed with quick fingers".
- Using an ink pad to leave your fingerprints for the police after being arrested for street performing without a license.
