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en·ter·tain·ment 
[en-ter-teyn-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
[en-ter-teyn-muhnt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of 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, esp. 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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| entertainment | |
noun | |
| an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Entertainment
En`ter*tain"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. entretenement.]1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general. The entertainment of Christ by faith. --Baxter. The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel. --Bp. Sprat. 2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement. Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement. --Prescott. 3. Admission into service; service. Some band of strangers in the adversary's entertainment. --Shak. 4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.] The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. --Sir J. Davies. Syn: Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast; banquet; repast; carousal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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