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Definition of “entertainment

entertainment (ˌɛntəˈteɪnməntPronunciation for entertainment

Definitions

noun

  1. the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained
  2. an act, production, etc, that entertains; diversion; amusement

Quotations

  • "I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot" Steve Martin
  • "This day my wife made it appear to me that my late entertainment this week cost me above £12, an expense which I am almost ashamed of, though it is but once in a great while, and it is the end for which, in the most part, we live, to have such a merry day once or twice in a man's life" Samuel Pepys

Usage examples

  • Next door, Mickey had long finished her dinner and was looking for entertainment through the window.
    Salley Vickers, INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
  • If it's done as pure Vegas-style entertainment , people don't have a problem with it.
    Maxim (2004)
  • Then I could cut my phone bills, then cut back charity but not gifts, and cut back on entertainment.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • Claudia Rosencrantz, controller of entertainment at the ITV network, said:'We have cast some really smart people among the 16 castaways.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • A crowd was gathering -- in a market anything is entertainment.
    Tracy Chevalier, THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)

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