/di verr'teuh men"toh/ ; It. /dee verdd'tee men"taw/ , n. , pl. divertimentos, divertimenti /-tee/ . Music.
an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade. Also called divertissement .
[ 1750-60; diverti ( re ) to DIVERT + -mento -MENT ]