Entertaiment is an extensive collection of entertainment products ranging from pre-recorded music and video, to games for the individual, to performances for thousands. Throughout history, entertainment has often served a serious purpose such as a ceremonial event, religious festival, or social satire; yet the underlying concept of amusement is always present. Entertaiment has also proven itself to be a highly adaptable form, and can easily be reworked for different media and audiences. Click on a collocation to see similar examples.

From Old French entretenement, from entertain. See also entERTAIN.

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