Transcription
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- [juhg-luh-ree]
- /ˈdʒʌg lə ri/
- /ˈdʒʌ.ɡlə.rɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [juhg-luh-ree]
- /ˈdʒʌg lə ri/
Definitions of jugglery word
- noun plural jugglery the art or practice of a juggler, especially sleight of hand. 1
- noun plural jugglery the performance of juggling feats. 1
- noun plural jugglery any trickery or deception. 1
- noun jugglery (uncountable) The art of a juggler (i.e. trickery or deception). 1
- noun jugglery the art or act of juggling; sleight of hand 0
- noun jugglery trickery; deception 0
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Origin of jugglery
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English jogel(e)rie < Old French joglerie, equivalent to jogler juggler + -ie -y3
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Parts of speech for Jugglery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jugglery popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
jugglery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jugglery
noun jugglery
- conjuration — a magic spell; incantation
- dirty tricks — underhand activities and machinations in political or governmental affairs, usually intended to discredit an opponent
- dirty work — disagreeable, often tedious tasks.
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
- legerdemain — sleight of hand.
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