[ dɪ'və:tɪsmənt , ˌdi:vɛ:'ti:smɒ~ \]
■ noun
1》 a minor entertainment or diversion.
2》 Ballet a short discrete dance within a ballet, intended to display a dancer's technical skill.
Origin
C18 (denoting a short ballet): Fr., from divertiss- , divertir , from L. divertere 'turn in separate ways'.