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English noun: red herring | |||
| 1. | red herring (act) any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion | ||
| 2. | red herring (food) a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color | ||
| Synonyms | smoked herring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herring | ||
| 3. | red herring (communication) a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus | ||
| Samples | Because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring. | ||
| Synonyms | preliminary prospectus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus | ||
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