Both Uses of
diversion
in
The Man Without a Country
- "Then," said he, "every man should have a diversion as well as a profession."
Chpt Rest *diversion = something done for entertainment
- My Natural History is my diversion.†
Chpt Rest *
Definitions:
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(diversion as in: a favorite diversion is reading) something done for entertainment
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(diversion as in: a diversion to draw troops away) a distraction -- something that draws someone's attention so they don't notice something else