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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Legerdemain \Leg`er*de*main"\ (l[e^]j`[~e]r*d[-e]*m[=a]n"), n.
     [F. l['e]ger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See
     3d Leger, and Manual.]
     Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any
     artful deception or trick.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon
           their own souls.                         --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Legerdemain \Leg`er*de*main"\ (l[e^]j`[~e]r*d[-e]*m[=a]n"), n.
     [F. l['e]ger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See
     3d Leger, and Manual.]
     Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any
     artful deception or trick.
  
           He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser.
  
           The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon
           their own souls.                         --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  legerdemain
       n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
           [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic,
            conjuration, illusion, deception]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legerdemain
     n.
     sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  legerdemain
     n.
     sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  legerdemain
     n.
     sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  legerdemain
     n.
     sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legerdemain
     Englanti n.
     silmänkääntötemppu

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  خفة اليد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  iluze

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  eskamotérství

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  zručnost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  Taschenspielerei 
     Synonym: sleight of hand

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  Taschenspielertricks 
     Synonym: pieces of juggling/sleight of hand
  
   see: piece of juggling/sleight of hand, financial legerdemain

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  legerdemain //ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əɹ.dəˌmeɪn// //ˌlɛd͡ʒ.ə.dɨˈmeɪn// 
  silmänkääntötemppu
  sleight of hand

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  1. szemfényvesztés
  2. bûvészmutatvány
  3. bûvészkedés

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]


  legerdemain //ˈlɛd͡ʒ.əɹ.dəˌmeɪn// //ˌlɛd͡ʒ.ə.dɨˈmeɪn// 
  taskspeleri
  sleight of hand

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]


  legerdemain /lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/
  1. el çabukluğu, el marifeti, gözbağcılık, hokkabazlık.

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˌɫɛdʒɝdəˈmeɪn/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  n. 戏法,骗术,诡辩;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     n. 戏法,骗术,诡辩

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