Definition of legerdemains Legerdemains
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What does legerdemains mean?
Part of speech
🔤- legerdemains, noun, plural of legerdemain.
WordNet
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| legerdemain - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||
| magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception | ||
| performance any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" | ||
| card trick a trick performed with playing cards | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- legerdemain (n.)
Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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legerdemain
lej-ėr-dē-mān′, n. sleight-of-hand: jugglery. [Fr. léger de main—L. as if leviarius—levis, light, Fr. de, of, main—L. manus, hand.]
Part of speech
🔤- legerdemain, noun, singular of legerdemains.
