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Meaning of "legerdemain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEGERDEMAIN

From Old French: light of hand.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGERDEMAIN

legerdemain  [ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGERDEMAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legerdemain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGERDEMAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation or legerdemain, is the set of techniques used by a magician to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly. Sleight of hand is not a separate branch of magic, but rather one of the means used by a magician to produce an effect. It can be contrasted with the flourish, where the magician intentionally displays skills, such as the ability to cut cards one-handed, which is akin to juggling. Advanced sleight of hand requires months or years of practice before it can be performed proficiently in front of spectators. Sleight of hand is mostly employed in close-up magic, but it can also be used in stage magic. There are hundreds of different sleights at the performer's disposal, but they can generally be classified into groups such as switches, changes, and others. There are several stories about magicians using sleight of hand in real life, such as when American illusionist David Copperfield said he used sleight of hand to fool a mugger into thinking he had nothing in his pockets while carrying a cellphone, passport and wallet.

Definition of legerdemain in the English dictionary

The definition of legerdemain in the dictionary is cunning deception or trickery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGERDEMAIN


amain
əˈmeɪn
codomain
ˌkəʊdəʊˈmeɪn
demain
dɪˈmeɪn
demaine
dɪˈmeɪn
demayne
dɪˈmeɪn
demeane
dɪˈmeɪn
demesne
dɪˈmeɪn
domain
dəˈmeɪn
germane
dʒɜːˈmeɪn
humane
hjuːˈmeɪn
inhumane
ˌɪnhjʊˈmeɪn
lomein
ˈləʊˈmeɪn
main
meɪn
Maine
meɪn
mane
meɪn
Maulmain
maʊlˈmeɪn
Moulmein
maʊlˈmeɪn
multidomain
ˌmʌltɪdəˈmeɪn
remain
rɪˈmeɪn
romaine
rəʊˈmeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGERDEMAIN

legatorial
Legco
legend
legendarily
legendary
legendist
legendize
Legendre
legendry
leger line
legerity
leges
legge
legged
legger
leggie
leggier
leggiero
leggiest
legginess

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGERDEMAIN

almain
baisemain
Balmain
coup de main
coups de main
eminent domain
gas main
in the main
in the public domain
magnetic domain
mortmain
pearmain
ptomain
public domain
ring main
water main
with might and main

Synonyms and antonyms of legerdemain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LEGERDEMAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «legerdemain» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of legerdemain

Translation of «legerdemain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGERDEMAIN

Find out the translation of legerdemain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legerdemain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legerdemain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骗术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prestidigitación
570 millions of speakers

English

legerdemain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथकंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاحتيال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фокусы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prestidigitação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোজবাজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prestidigitation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Legerdemain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taschenspielerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲芸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legerdemain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ảo thuật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்று வித்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेडीरडेमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

el çabukluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prestidigitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

legerdemain
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фокуси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prestidigitație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απατεωνιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gegoochel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legerdemain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legerdemain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legerdemain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGERDEMAIN»

The term «legerdemain» is regularly used and occupies the 86.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGERDEMAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legerdemain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legerdemain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legerdemain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGERDEMAIN»

Discover the use of legerdemain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legerdemain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Legerdemain: The President's Secret Plan, the Bomb and What ...
This is a true story of a barely trained and inexperienced Air Force undercover agent who is sent to Morocco to assist the nationalist movement in breaking away from the teetering French colonial system without the French being made aware.
James J. Heaphey, 2008
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Legerdemain
While presenting the results of his own investigation the author reviews and correlates all the significant events relating to Amelia Earhart's disappearance, and all the significant investigations that followed.
David K. Bowman, 2007
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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(from reta, legerdemain, and gj^play), sleight of hand. intS^ntri, t. (from «tat, legerdemain, and filTl, science), sleight of hand. Wftrfsprjt*?**?, a. (from (Btafiirt, legerdemain, and Wf4, nutans), effected by means of magic or Legerdemain ; ad,  ...
William Carey, 1825
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Legerdemain - The Art of Sleight of Hand Including Magic Tricks
This unusual book, containing an impressive variety of sleight of hand magic tricks, is sure to delight young and old alike and is the perfect introduction to magic of this type.
Anon, 2010
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Sleight of Hand: A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for ...
Covers every significant aspect -- from palming to clairvoyance, vanishing and producing an object, etc. Explains hundreds of astonishing tricks -- with coins, cups and balls, handkerchiefs, cards, more. 57 illustrations.
Edwin T. Sachs, 1885
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Building Open Source Network Security Tools: Components and ...
Legerdemain is an OS detection utility that attempts to determine the operating system of a remote host. It is fairly straightforward in its usage. Command line options are dumped when no arguments are specified: usage ./legerdemain [ options] ...
Mike Schiffman, 2002
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Sleight of Hand - A Practical Manual of Legerdemain for ...
Contents Include: PART 1: DRAWING ROOM MAGIC: Coin Palming Tricks with Coins Tricks with Common Objects Tricks with Cups and Balls Tricks with Handkerchiefs Chinese Tricks Tricks at Table Tricks with Cards PART 2: STAGE MAGIC: General ...
Edwin T. Sachs, 2008
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language: in which the words ...
(from tStIinlt, Iegerdemain, and mid, means), efl'ected by means ot magic or legerdemain ; 7 ad. by means of magic or legerdemain. (it 3. istut'zzrtur, a. (from retut'zwrl, Iegerdemnin, and arrj pro/lucibfe), pro-.iucible by or it'ialng from magic or is.
William Carey, 1825
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Legerdemain: The Shattered Mage Saga
"Legerdemain means magic!" exclaims Master Phineas.
P. S. Ramsey, 2007
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The Whole Art of Legerdemain: Or Hocus Pocus in Perfection. ...
Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English ...
See Notes Multiple Contributors, See Notes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGERDEMAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legerdemain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rascovar on the debtor president - MarylandReporter.com | The …
But with a family budget, you can't turn to that kind of legerdemain. It is entirely understandable that Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley, devout Catholics, ... «MarylandReporter.com, Jul 15»
2
Court's reasoning in Obamacare case should concern everyone
Burwell, the chief justice again resorted to judicial legerdemain by stating that "the power to make the law rests with those chosen by the people ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Jindal's house of cards | Blog of New Orleans … - Gambit Weekly
... seven consecutive years, Jindal this year convinced state lawmakers to cobble together a budget that is a masterpiece of fiscal legerdemain. «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
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Golfers: You've never seen holes like this - The Globe and Mail
At Cabot Cliffs, this legerdemain can be seen at the par-three sixth hole, which is back in the dunes. Wind howls across the exposed tee, then ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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DUNCAN SHEIK RETURNS WITH 'PHOTOGRAPH'
... his style can seem pretty obviously theatrical, his music is indubitably beautiful nonetheless. His new album, Legerdemain, is out October 9th. «Baeble Music, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Abbott Government's divorce tax hike by stealth treats …
Is bureaucratic legerdemain, death by 1000 petty charges and sneaky fees now the currency of government? Remember this is the same ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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Now It's Women's Turn
No linguistic legerdemain can dissociate abortion from sex. So marriage advocates won civil equality by keeping homosexual sex on the down ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»
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Duncan Sheik Premieres Video from New Album, Announces Fall …
... off his forthcoming album Legerdemain, is premiering exclusively on ... NPR Music said, "The songs from the new album, Legerdemain, feel ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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The Greek Story Is About German Hubris
However, this is a legerdemain and scam that needs to be refuted as strongly as possible. The Greek Finance Ministry compiled a confidential ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
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THEATER REVIEW Bard Fiction
What distinguishes Commedia Beauregard's approach to the often far-fetched premises for its verbal legerdemain is the attention exercised in ... «Windy City Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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