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Entertaiment is amusement, usually involving a performance. The clown at your child’s birthday party, a Broadway show, a stadium rock concert, your friends fighting over the last potato chip—all of these are forms of entertainment. The word comes from the French word for “entertain,” which means to hold together or support. The first entertainers were servants who kept their masters amused by putting on performances, but today we generally use the word to refer to any activity that diverts or distracts us. Related words are edutainment, entertain, entertainment industry, entertaiment business, entertainment company. Find more words with the same meaning by clicking the buttons below.