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legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-mayn] / ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn /


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Like him, she boasts an immaculate prose style, a dry wit and a taste for narrative legerdemain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2026

There is studio photography by the artists of legerdemain, such as the Malians Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Landrieu, however, defends at least some of this semantic legerdemain.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022

It is a branch of legerdemain, but it has to be closely studied to gain perfection.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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