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noun

āvŏcātĭo

gen. āvŏcātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a calling off from; a diverting of the attention; diversion •
a calling off from a thing, a diverting of the attention, diversion, interruption (very rare): avocatio a cogitandā molestiā, * Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 33: In his, quae me sine avocatione circumstrepunt, etc., Sen. Ep. 56, 4.
Perseus ID: n4721 Key: avocatio