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Prestidigitation   /prˌɛstɪdɪdʒətˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Prestidigitation

noun
1.
Manual dexterity in the execution of tricks.  Synonym: sleight of hand.






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"Prestidigitation" Quotes from Famous Books



... and descriptions we give this week, entitled "How to Break a Cord," "Prestidigitation," "Circle Divider," "Sulphurous Acid," "Production of Gas," "Aquatic Velocipede," "Several Toys," "Scientific Amusements," are from ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 • Various

... Fechner and Scheibner, of the University of Leipsic, and Professor Weber of Goettingen. These three, he states, were perfectly convinced of the reality of the observed facts, and that they were not to be attributed to imposture or prestidigitation. He also mentions the presence of Professor Wundt at at ...
— Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University • The Seybert Commission



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