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sleight of hand

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The performance of or skill in performing juggling or magic tricks so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.
  • noun A trick or set of tricks performed in this way.
  • noun Deception or trickery.
  • noun A deceptive or misleading act.

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  • noun The required digital dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.
  • noun A performance of such skill.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

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