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DISTRACTION (from Lat. distrakere, to pull asunder)

DISTRACTION (from See also:
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Lat. distrakere, to pull asunder) , a See also:

DRAWING

drawing away or apart; a word now used generally of a See also:

state of mind, to mean a diversion of See also:

ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention, or a violent emotion amounting almost to madness .

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