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prestidigitation
[ pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌprɛs tɪˌdɪdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
sleight of hand; legerdemain.
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Origin of prestidigitation
OTHER WORDS FROM prestidigitation
pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tor, nounpres·ti·dig·i·ta·to·ry [pres-ti-dij-i-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌprɛs tɪˈdɪdʒ ɪ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, pres·ti·dig·i·ta·to·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby prestidigitation
presswork, prest, prestation, Prester John, presternum, prestidigitation, prestige, prestige pricing, prestigious, prestissimo, prest money
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Derived forms of prestidigitation
prestidigitator, nounWord Origin for prestidigitation
C19: from French: quick-fingeredness, from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks, probably influenced by French preste nimble, and Latin digitus finger; see prestige
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