Entertaiment is the action of entertaining, or the act of providing amusement. It may be a form of entertainment for one individual, or on a grand scale, such as a party or festival. Some forms of entertainment have a serious purpose, such as ceremonies, religious festivals, or satire.
The word entertainment is from the Medieval Latin intertenere, which means “to hold inside.” It has roots in the bowel or intestine through the word enteron, and the Indo-European root ten, which meant to stretch or expand.
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