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Word: Sleight
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English sleghth ‘cunning, skill’, from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr ‘sly’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
slʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive
Short Definition:use of dexterity
Examples:- except by sleight of logic, the two positions cannot be harmonized
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