infotainment

[ in-fuh-teyn-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. television or radio programs that treat factual material in an entertaining manner, as by including dramatic elements.

  1. factual material that is both informative and entertaining.

Origin of infotainment

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British Dictionary definitions for infotainment

infotainment

/ (ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt) /


noun
  1. (in television) the practice of presenting serious or instructive subjects in a style designed primarily to be entertaining

Origin of infotainment

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C20: from info + (enter) tainment

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