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jug⋅gler⋅y

  [juhg-luh-ree]
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–noun, plural -gler⋅ies.
1. the art or practice of a juggler, esp. sleight of hand.
2. the performance of juggling feats.
3. any trickery or deception.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME jogel(e)rie < OF joglerie, equiv. to jogler juggler + -ie -y 3
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jug·gler·y   (jŭg'lə-rē)   
n.   pl. jug·gler·ies

  1. The skill or performance of a juggler.

  2. Trickery; deception.

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