How to Pronounce "legerdemain"
word
ˌɫɛdʒɝdəˈmeɪn
LEJ-er-duh-MAYN
lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn
LEJ-uh-di-MAYN
Definition
Legerdemain means skillful use of one's hands to perform magic tricks, or more generally, clever trickery or deception.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɫɛdʒɝdəˈmeɪn
British English
lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LEJ-er-duh-MAYN
UK
LEJ-uh-di-MAYN
Listen in Context
The magician amazed the crowd with his legerdemain.
He used legerdemain to make the coin disappear.
Political legerdemain can hide the truth from the public.
People were fooled by the company's financial legerdemain.