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legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-meyn] / ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn /


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Mr. Barnes uses his neatly attired Englishness as camouflage for narrative experimentation and legerdemain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Today we discuss cliff-hangers, the Founding Fathers and legerdemain.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024

Which name do you call a professional who practices legerdemain?

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2024

That focus leaves Picasso in slight shadow, gives Braque his fair due and crowns a new champion of media monkey business and painterly legerdemain.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

It is a branch of legerdemain, but it has to be closely studied to gain perfection.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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