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Added 9 October 2026

diversion

/daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/ noun

In Latin: oblectāmen, oblectāmentum, āvocāmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about diversion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.
scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).
a diversion from the main highway
An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack.

Origin

From Middle English diversion, dyversioun, from Medieval Latin diversiō, from Latin divertō (“to divert”); see divert.

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