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recreation

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French récréation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /??k?i?e???n/
  • (US) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /??k?i?e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recreation (countable and uncountable, plural recreations)

  1. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
Synonyms
  • leisure
Derived terms
Related terms
  • recreate
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? creation

Alternative forms

  • re-creation

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /?i?k?i?e???n/
  • (US) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /?i?k?i?e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recreation (plural recreations)

  1. The process of recreating something.
  2. The result of this process.
Usage notes

Hyphenated form re-creation avoids confusion with more common other sense.

Related terms
  • recreate
Translations

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diversion

English

Etymology

From French diversion, from Medieval Latin diversio, from Latin divertere, past participle diversus (to divert); see divert.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /d??v???n/, /da??v???n/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /da??v????n/, /da??v????n/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)??n

Noun

diversion (countable and uncountable, plural diversions)

  1. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
  2. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
  3. The act of diverting.
  4. Removal of water via a canal.
  5. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
  6. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
  7. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.

Synonyms

  • (military): faint
  • (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Related terms

  • diverse
  • diversity
  • divert

Translations

See also

  • hobby
  • distraction
  • red herring

Further reading

  • diversion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • diversion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

Anagrams

  • vireonids

French

Noun

diversion f (plural diversions)

  1. pastime, diversion, entertainment

Derived terms

  • faire diversion

Related terms

  • divertir

Further reading

  • “diversion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

  • dérivions
  • viderions

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