Definition of 'legerdemain'
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Derived forms
legerdemainist (ˌlegerdeˈmainist) noun
Word origin
C15: from Old French: light of hand
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legerdemain in American English
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Word origin
ME < MFr leger de main, lit., light of hand < leger (< LL *levarius < L levis, light2) + de (< L de, of, from) + main < L manus, hand
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legerdemain in American English
(ˌledʒərdəˈmein)
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Derived forms
legerdemainist noun
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne ‹ MF: lit., light of hand]Examples of 'legerdemain' in a sentence
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Synonyms of 'legerdemain'
sleight of hand, prestidigitation
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