ENTERTAINMENT


Meaning of ENTERTAINMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : the act of entertaining

2.

a. archaic : maintenance , provision

b. obsolete : employment

3.

a. : amusement or diversion provided especially by performers

hired a band to provide entertainment

b. : something diverting or engaging: as

(1) : a public performance

(2) : a usually light comic or adventure novel

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.