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Noun: legerdemain  ,le-ju(r)-du'meyn
  1. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
    "The magician's legerdemain left the audience in awe";
    - magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, conjuration [rare], thaumaturgy, illusion, deception

Derived forms: legerdemains

Type of: performance

Encyclopedia: Legerdemain