PRESTIDIGITATION


Meaning of PRESTIDIGITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpres-tə-ˌdi-jə-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French, from prestidigitateur prestidigitator, from preste nimble, quick (from Italian presto ) + Latin digitus finger — more at digit

Date: 1859

: sleight of hand , legerdemain

• pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tor -ˈdi-jə-ˌtā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.