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Legerdemain
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- Nobody writing today has his bag of literary tricks and can produce them with such effortless legerdemain.
- Even in retrospect the outcome seems a bit of legerdemain.
- The concept of a business model for open-source software is a contradictory feat of legerdemain.
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World English Dictionary
| legerdemain (ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for sleight of hand |
| 2. | cunning deception or trickery |
| [C15: from Old French: light of hand] | |
| legerde'mainist | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | legerdemain1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | sleight of hand; magic tricks; any illusory feat |
| Etymology: | French 'light of hand' |
| Main Entry: | legerdemain2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | trickery; deception |
| Etymology: | French 'light of hand' |
| Main Entry: | legerdemain3 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | one who performs magic tricks |
| Etymology: | French 'light of hand' |
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