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entertainment

[en-ter-teyn-muhnt]

noun

  1. the act of entertaining; entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement.

    Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.

  2. something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, especially a performance of some kind.

    The highlight of the ball was an elaborate entertainment.

  3. hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.

  4. a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.

  5. Obsolete.maintenance in service.



entertainment

/ ˌɛԳəˈٱɪԳəԳ /

noun

  1. the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained

  2. an act, production, etc, that entertains; diversion; amusement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonentertainment noun
  • preentertainment noun
  • self-entertainment noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of entertainment1

First recorded in 1525–35; entertain + -ment
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Example Sentences

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This isn't entertainment at all, let's not kid ourselves otherwise.

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That was last year’s hopeful mantra for entertainment industry pros battered by layoffs and limited film and TV production.

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She left the network in 2001 to host her own talk show and later worked as a correspondent for entertainment news show “The Insider.”

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It is part of the entertainment industry's ongoing love-hate relationship with AI.

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All three said they met Weinstein when they were young and looking for work opportunities in the entertainment industry.

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