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Entertaiment is a broad term that can encompass anything from a private selection of entertainment products for an individual consumer, to banquets designed to entertain two; to performances intended for a group of thousands. Entertainment may be serious or lighthearted, and the familiar forms that have emerged over time display a capacity for creative remix that ensures their persistence and longevity. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it in our collection.
From Old French entretenement; see entertain. The etymology page provides additional information about the etymology of entertaiment.
The teutonic roots of the word are complex.