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Word entry · 9 letters

diversion

Best crossword clue

"Change of route"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted deiinorsvStarts with DEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...
  • An interesting feature in the weeks preceding the diversions was the provision of a road-learning train to familiarise main line drivers with the alternative route.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Change of route9 letters
02Detour9 letters

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