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Definition of: detour
(dē′tr, di·tr′) noun
A roundabout way; any turning aside from a direct route or course of action; specifically, a byroad substituted for part of a main road temporarily impassable.
—v.t. & v.i. To go or cause to go by a roundabout way. [<F détour <détourner <dé- away + tourner turn]
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