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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• diversion:
    1. I. Lit.: the act of turning a river from its course:
      1. 1. dērīvātio: d.s of rivers, d. fluminum, Cic.
      2. 2. dēductio (from the fountain head or source): Cic. (Or expr. by verb: by the d. of the water of the river, derivatâ fluminis aquâ: v. to divert.)
    2. II. Fig.: that which calls off the mind from occupation:
      1. 1. āvŏcātio: a d. from the thought of one's misery, av. a cogitanda miseria, Cic.: Sen.: v. distraction.
      2. 2. āvŏcāmentum (strictly, avocatio is the act of diverting or state of being diverted; avocamentum the object which d.s): Plin. Ep.
    3. III. Recreation:
      1. 1. oblectātio (comp. amusement, fin.): the d. of one's leisure, ob. otii, Cic.: a kind of free d. of the mind, animi libera quaedam ob., Cic. Or. 1, 26, 118.
      2. 2. oblectāmentum (diff. from preced. as cause from effect): "oblectamenta quaerit otiosus ludendo, spectando., jocando, ambulando," Habicht Syn., § 341.
      3. 3. lūdus: v. play.
      4. 4. ănĭmus: only in phr. animi causâ: v. amusement. Phr.: those things are a mere d., not (real) improvement, ludit in istis animus, non proficit, Sen.: when you wish d., quum voles nihil agere, Sen. Ep. 111, 4 (see the place).
    4. IV. Milit. t. t.: an operation intended to distract the attention of the enemy: expr. by verb: to execute a d., ad distringendos (hostes), ad distringendas copias (hostium), Liv.: v. to divert.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• DIVERSION
  • A turning from its course, derivatio (of a river, fluminis): deductio (e.g., rivorum a fonte, Albanae aquae, Cic.).
  • Sport, ludus: oblectatio: oblectamentum: voluntas (pleasure, delight): animi relaxatio (mental relaxation). [Vid: AMUSEMENT.]
  • Military term; e.g., to make a diversion, hostem distinere; hostes distringere.