diversion
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di·ver·sion (də vʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən; dī-)
noun
- a diverting or turning aside diversion of funds from the treasury
- distraction of attention diversion of the enemy
- anything that diverts or distracts the attention; specif., a pastime or amusement
Etymology: ME diversioun < ML diversio (for LL deversio)
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
diversion
n.
The act of changing a course
detour, alteration, deviation; see change 1, digression.Entertainment
amusement, recreation, play; see distraction 2, entertainment 1, 2, sport 1.
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Converse of object
- necessitate: These works necessitated a major diversion of the A5200, an important central London highway.
Adjective modifier
- biliopancreatic: Duodenal switch is a modification of the biliopancreatic diversion, which tends to achieve less postoperative diarrhea.
Modifies a noun
- airfield: He also manages the communications and monitors the weather en-route for the destination and diversion airfields.
Noun used with modifier
- landfill: But many questions still remain - What approach is best to achieve landfill diversion targets?
Preposition: of
- footpath: The County Council has now received confirmation that the diversion of the footpath can now proceed.
Preposition: from
- landfill: Nova Scotia in Canada has achieved 50 % diversion from landfill since introducing its own Zero Waste strategy in 1995.
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It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their last wills and testaments, but there are no people in the world more fond of that diversion.
People ofthesametradeseldommeettogether, evenfor merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracyagainst the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
It gave me a great notion of the credit of our present government and administration, to find people press as eagerly to pay moneyas they would to receive it; and, at the same time, a due respect for that body of men who have found out so pleasing an expedient for carrying on the common cause, that they have turned a tax into a diversion.
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