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leger·demain (lej′ər di mān′)
noun
- sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician
- trickery of any sort; deceit
Etymology: ME < MFr leger de main, lit., light of hand < leger (< LL *levarius < L levis, light) + de (< L de, of, from) + main < L manus, hand
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