Entertainment - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌentərˈteɪnmənt|  American pronunciation of the word entertainment
Brit.  |entəˈteɪnm(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word entertainment

noun

- an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention (syn: amusement)

Extra examples

Entertainment was provided by jugglers.

They played games in the evening for entertainment.

The town provides a wide choice of entertainment.

There will be live entertainment (=performed then, not recorded) throughout the day.

The dolphins give good entertainment value (=a lot of amusement and interest).

A popular form of entertainment

...the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry...

He budgets $50 for entertainment each month.

The show is a fusion of news and entertainment.

...a section of the city populated with casual bistros offering entertainment to suit nearly every taste...

...in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America...

...intertwisted the cables in his roommate's entertainment system just out of spite...

...the king called for some much-needed entertainment from his jester...

...a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry...

These clubs provide nightly entertainment.

Word forms

noun
singular: entertainment
plural: entertainments
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