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noun
Witchcraft, sorcery; magical trickery, legerdemain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: prestigiation, sleight of hand, conjuration, conjuring, dweomercraft, hocus-pocus, illusionism, jugglery, legerdemain, magic, prestidigitation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Trickery or deception in general, or an instance of such.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: legerdemain, sleight of hand, deception, imposition, hype, deceit, dupery, fiddle, fetch, hocus-pocus, jugglery, list, mislead, prestidigitation, Punic faith, rinky-dink, ruse, subterfuge, swack, trickery
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the performance of a juggler
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maneuver, manoeuvre, play
noun
artful trickery designed to achieve an end
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
History
From Old French juglerie, jouglerie, from jouglere (“juggler”).
