What Is Entertaiment?

What is entertainment for one person may be regarded as work or even cruel behavior by another. The word entertainment has evolved from the Medieval Latin intertenere, a compound of the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere, from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to hold or stretch. This flexibility is reflected in the wide range of forms that can be categorized as entertainment—film, television, books, music, live performance, branded entertainment, and so on. These examples are automatically compiled programmatically from online sources, and do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

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