noun, plural di·ver·tisse·ments 
[dih-vur-tis-muh
nts; French dee-ver-tees-mahn] .
[dih-vur-tis-muhnts; French dee-ver-tees-mahn] . 1.
a diversion or entertainment.
2.
Music. divertimento.
3.
a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
4.
a program consisting of such performances.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play |
| 2. | music |
| a. a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri | |
| b. a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc | |
| c. another word for divertimento | |
| [C18: from French: entertainment] | |
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