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28 wrz 2017 · Sense of "amusement, entertainment" is attested by 1640s, on the notion of "that which diverts the mind."...Hence, divertimento (1823), from the Italian form; originally "a musical composition designed primarily for entertainment...
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entertainment 뜻: 오락; 1530년대, "추종자의 지원을 위한 제공물; 사회적 행동 방식"은...
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En la década de 1530, "provisión para el sustento de un...
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The earliest known use of the noun entertainment is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for entertainment is from around 1475.
Etymology. The Oxford English Dictionary gives Latin and French origins for the word "entertain", including inter (among) + tenir (to hold) as derivations, giving translations of "to hold mutually" or "to hold intertwined" and "to engage, keep occupied, the attention, thoughts, or time (of a person)". It also provides words like "merry-making ...
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience [...] English word entertainment comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) entretenement.
2 cze 2024 · entertainment ( countable and uncountable, plural entertainments) An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games .
Late Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter ‘among’ + tenere ‘to hold.’ The word originally meant ‘maintain, continue,’ later ‘maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way,’ also ‘show hospitality’ (late 15th cent).
Definition of entertainment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
