how to pronounce diversion

/daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/

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diversion is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of diversion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… or to the diversion of trade then either …”

meaning of diversion

Diversion means a change of the subject or a change of the focus of attention.

diversion frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word diversion occurs in english on average 5.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics diversion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that diversion can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) transport and travel;