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LEGERDEMAIN (Noun, English) Skilled, dexterous use of the hands when performing magical tricks. Has also taken on a pejorative meaning of deceit or trickery. Note: Cited originally in English during the 16th century. From the French phrase 'léger de main' (light of hand).
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Teenage, Middle-age, New Age
English can form adjectives from the past participles of verbs. Consider: break:broken the vase was broken -> the broken vase fall:fallen his popularity has fallen recently -> his fallen popularity bake:baked the bread was baked in a brick oven -> … Continue reading
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