entertainment
Pronunciation: /ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/
The English word “entertainment” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- An admission into service; a service.
- The payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
- A reception; a (provision of) food to guests or travellers.
Etymology
From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement; see entertain. Morphologically entertain + -ment.
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