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Added 6 October 2026

entertainment

/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/ noun

In Latin: oblectāmen, oblectāmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about entertainment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
Maintenance or support.

Origin

From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -ment.

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