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Definition of legerdemain noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

legerdemain

noun
 
/ˈledʒədəmeɪn/
 
/ˈledʒərdəmeɪn/
(from French, formal)
(also sleight of hand)
[uncountable]
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  1. movements of your hand that are done with skill so that other people cannot see them
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous’, literally ‘light of hand’.
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