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entertainment

/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/en-tur-TAYN-muhnt
/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnmənt/en-tur-TAYN-muhnt

Meaningthe act of holding between

Common meaning: shows and fun for an audience

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinintertenere‘to hold among’source
  2. Old Frenchentretenirsource
  3. Englishentertain‘amuse’
  4. Englishformed in English from entertainentertainment‘shows and fun for an audience’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from entertain + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENUMERATE, p.192 · scan

Source words

  • intertenere Late Latin · source word “to hold among”

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