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pres⋅ti⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅tion
[pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| sleight of hand; legerdemain. |
Origin:
1855–60; < F: lit., ready-fingeredness, coinage perh. based on prestigiateur juggler, conjurer, deriv. of L praestīgiae juggler's tricks (see prestige ). See prest 1 , digit, -ation
1855–60; < F: lit., ready-fingeredness, coinage perh. based on prestigiateur juggler, conjurer, deriv. of L praestīgiae juggler's tricks (see prestige ). See prest 1 , digit, -ation
Related forms:
pres⋅ti⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅tor, noun
pres⋅ti⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅to⋅ry [pres-ti-dij-i-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , pres⋅ti⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅to⋅ri⋅al, adjective
[pres-ti-dij-i-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , pres⋅ti⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅to⋅ri⋅al, adjective
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