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di⋅ver⋅tisse⋅ment
[di-vur-tis-muh
nt; Fr. dee-ver-tees-mahn] 
–noun, plural -ments [-muhnts; Fr. -mahn] .
[-muhnts; Fr. -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. |
di⋅ver⋅ti⋅men⋅to
[di-vur-tuh-men-toh; It. dee-ver-tee-men-taw] –noun, plural -tos, -ti [-tee] . Music.
[-tee] . Music. | an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade. |
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| di·ver·ti·men·to (dĭ-věr'tə-měn'tō) n. pl. di·ver·ti·men·tos or di·ver·ti·men·ti (-tē) A chiefly 18th-century form of instrumental chamber music having several short movements. Also called divertissement. [Italian, from divertire, to divert, from Old French divertir; see divert.] |
| di·ver·tisse·ment (də-vûr'tĭs-mənt, dē-věr-tēs-mäɴ') n.
[French, from divertir, to divert, from Old French; see divert.] |
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Divertissement
Di`ver`tisse`ment"\, n. [F.] A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. --Smart.
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Language Translation for : divertissement
Spanish:
función,
German:
die Nummer,
Japanese:
番組
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