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 Definitions of Entertainment  [ˌɛn tərˈteɪn mənt]  

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Definition of 'Entertainment' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) entertainment
the act of entertaining.

2.  entertainment
diversion; amusement.

3.  entertainment
something affording pleasure or amusement, esp. a performance.

4.  entertainment
hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests.

5.  entertainment
a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel.

6.  entertainment
Obs. maintenance in service.

Etymology:  (1525–35)

Definition of 'Entertainment' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) entertainment, amusement
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention


Definition of 'Entertainment' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) entertainment
shows or performances people enjoy watching
a night of live entertainment; Most people get their entertainment from TV these days.

2.  entertainment
the act of providing guests with food and drinks
***the entertainment of guests


Definition of 'Entertainment' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Entertainment
the act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general

2. (noun) Entertainment
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

3. (noun) Entertainment
admission into service; service

4. (noun) Entertainment
payment of soldiers or servants; wages



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