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Definition of diversionary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diversionary

adjective
 
/daɪˈvɜːʃənəri/
 
/daɪˈvɜːrʒəneri/
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  1. intended to take somebody’s attention away from something
    • a diversionary attack
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiversionary is used with these nouns:
    • tactic
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trait
noun
 
 
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