conjuration
- noun
- /ˌkɒndʒəˈreɪʃən/
- The street performer captivated the crowd with a conjuration that involved vanishing objects and reappearing them in unexpected places.
Examples
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During the festival, the performance featured a conjuration that made it seem as if the performers could bend the laws of nature.
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A magical conjuration of a bridge, for example, unrepeatable 10 minutes later at the next creek because ...
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The magician's astonishing conjuration left the audience in disbelief as they watched the impossible trick unfold before their eyes.
Synonyms
Power that makes impossible things happen, often in stories or rituals
A clever act that looks like magic and entertains people
A magic trick that makes something look impossible
A performance that looks impossible and surprises people
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
A trick that makes something look like real magic
A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
A magic trick that seems to break natural rules to surprise and amuse people
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conjuration is related to conjure, which originally meant 'to call together' and later 'cause to appear by magic'. So a conjuration can also mean a clever act or trick that looks like real magic and amazes people.