diversionary
/dɪˈvəːʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/
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American sound/dɪˈvəːʃ(ə)n(ə)ri/
dɪˈvəːʃənəri
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dɪ - ˈvəːʃənəri -> diversionary
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diversion /daÇ'vɜ:ʃn; US -vɜ:rʒn/ n
၁။ [C, U] လမ်းလွှဲခြင်း။ လမ်းပြောင်းခြင်း။
the diversion of a stream/ one's energies ❍ the diversion of funds ❍ the diversion of flights because of fog.
၂။ [C] (esp Brit ) (US detour ) လမ်းလွှဲ။ လမ်းခွဲ။ Sorry I'm late— there was a diversion.
၃။ [C] စိတ်၌ အပြောင်းအလဲဖြစ်စေသော ဖျော်ဖြေမှု။
the diversions of city life ❍ It's difficult to concentrate when there are so many diversions.
၄။ [C] အာရုံပြောင်းစေမှု။
One of the gang created a diversion in the street while the others robbed the bank. diversionary /daÇ'vɜ:ʃǝnǝri; US -'vɜ:rʒǝneri/ adj diversionary action/ tactics/ raids.
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distraction, entertainment, pastime, hobby, leisure activity, amusement, recreation, aberration, alteration, ball, beguilement, change, deflection, delectation, delight, departure, detour, deviation, digression, disport, dissipation, divergence, divertissement, enjoyment, fake out, field day, frivolity, fun, fun and games, game, gratification, grins, high time, hoopla, laughs, levity, merry-go-round, path, picnic, play, pleasure, red herring, relaxation, relish, sport, turning, variation, whoopee
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