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diversionary

adjective di·ver·sion·ary \də-ˈvər-zhə-ˌner-ē, dī-, -shə-\

: tending or intended to take attention away from someone or something important

Full Definition of DIVERSIONARY

:  tending to draw attention away from the principal concern :  being a diversion
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First Known Use of DIVERSIONARY

1846

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