Entertaiment is amusement usually involving a performance. A clown at a kid’s birthday party, a Broadway show, your friends fighting over the last potato chip–these are all forms of entertainment. It’s from the old French entretenir, meaning to hold together or support; it’s associated with hospitality. Click on the collocation buttons to find other related words. The list includes theatrical entertainment, visual entertainment (arts), and audio entertainment (music).

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