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prestidigitation

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16 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹɛstɪˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted adegiiiinoprstttStarts with PEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

Word origin

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.

Used in a sentence

  • My favorite prestidigitation was when he pulled the live dove out of that tiny scarf.
  • His writing was peppered with verbal tricks and prestidigitation.

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