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legerdemain

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


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We also meet Malini the Magician, about whose tricks and feats of legerdemain “stories are still told, with a true sense of awe, by some of the world’s greatest magicians.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Which name do you call a professional who practices legerdemain?

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2024

As I’ve pointed out before, accounts of the penuriousness of life on such an income invariably involve financial legerdemain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

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

He amazed everyone with his feats of legerdemain.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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