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Sep 30, 2009
This week's themeWords derived from hands and feet This week's words prestidigitation antipodal legerdemain expediency mortmain May I make a link? Yes. You don't need anyone's permission to make a link to a site. Linking is what makes the Web work... more Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garglegerdemain
PRONUNCIATION:
(lej-er-duh-MAYN)
MEANING:
noun:1. Sleight of hand. 2. A display of skill. ETYMOLOGY:
From French leger de main (light of hand), from leger (light) + de (of) +
main (hand). Ultimately the from Indo-European root man- (hand) that's also the
source of manage, maintain, maneuver, manufacture, manuscript, and command.
USAGE:
"It's a fantastic spot. But what happens to viewers' trust of Barclays
when they realize all commercials are fake, shot on soundstages, and
built on camera tricks and fancy editing and legerdemain?"Simon Houpt; Spotting the Fake; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Aug 14, 2009. "Christoph Waltz has mastered Quentin Tarantino's linguistic legerdemain in four languages." David Germain; Waltz Crafts Linguistic Magic for 'Basterds'; Associated Press; Aug 17, 2009. See more usage examples of legerdemain in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. -George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950)
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