prestigiation

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prestigiation

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From Latin praestigiare (“to deceive by juggling tricks”), from praestigae. See prestige.

noun prestigiations

countable, obsolete, uncountable legerdemain; prestidigitation (deception, or juggling)
Similar: jugglery, sleight of hand, conjuration, conjuring, dweomercraft, hocus-pocus, illusionism, legerdemain, magic, palmistry, prestidigitation, prestigiation

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@misc{prestigiation_2026,
  title = {prestigiation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prestigiation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}