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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 leg·er·de·main /ˌlɛʤɚ/
 戲法,騙術,詭辯

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Leg·er·de·main n.  Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick.
    He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know.   --Spenser.
    The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls.   --South.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 legerdemain
      n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
          [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic,
           conjuration, illusion, deception]