/di verr"tis meuhnt/ ; Fr. /dee verdd tees mahonn"/ , n. , pl. divertissements /-meuhnts/ ; Fr. /-mahonn"/ .
1. a diversion or entertainment.
2. Music. divertimento.
3. a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
4. a program consisting of such performances.
[ 1720-30; divertisse- (s. of divertir to DIVERT) + -ment -MENT ]