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entertainment
What does entertainment mean?
entertainment (noun): a show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use entertainment in a sentence?
Where does entertainment come from?
From Middle English entretenement (“support, maintenance”), from Old French entretenement.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of entertainment?
Words related to entertainment
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “entertainment” mean?
something given to another voluntarily, without charge
Not quite: that's what gift means.
a large number of things or people considered together
Not quite: that's what crowd means.
true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
Not quite: that's what truth means.
a show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
Right! That's what “entertainment” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “entertainment”?
situation
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character
Not quite: character means something else.
amusement
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community
Not quite: community means something else.
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