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“prestidigitations”
1. A presentation of skills when performing magic or producing magical tricks: Prestidigitations, or sleight of hands, are usually done to fool people.
2. Etymology: from Latin praesto-, "nimble" + digitus, "finger".
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2. Etymology: from Latin praesto-, "nimble" + digitus, "finger".
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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digit-, digiti-
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pre-, prae-
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