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PRESTIDIGITATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prestidigitation mean?
• PRESTIDIGITATION (noun)
The noun PRESTIDIGITATION has 1 sense:
1. manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
Familiarity information: PRESTIDIGITATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
prestidigitation; sleight of hand
Hypernyms ("prestidigitation" is a kind of...):
conjuration; conjuring trick; deception; illusion; legerdemain; magic; magic trick; thaumaturgy; trick (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)
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