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legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-mayn] / 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

The filmmakers indulge in some legerdemain, having the real-life participants recount the events as if certain facts were not already in the open at the time of the interviews.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

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

His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck


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