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prestigiation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pres-ti-gia-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

legerdemain; prestidigitation (deception, or juggling)

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin praestigiare (“to deceive by juggling tricks”), from praestigae. See prestige.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: praestigiare

Usage

Inflected Forms

prestigiations (plural)

Synonyms

jugglery sleight of hand conjuration conjuring dweomercraft hocus-pocus illusionism legerdemain magic palmistry prestidigitation prestigiation

Questions

What does prestigiation mean?
legerdemain; prestidigitation (deception, or juggling)
Where does prestigiation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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