Entertaiment means amusement, recreation, distraction, or pleasure. It also relates to the art of entertaining, which can be defined as “the ability to engage and sustain an audience with a performance or spectacle.” The word entertainment is derived from the Medieval Latin intertenere, meaning “to hold inside,” and the Indo-European root ten. The word entertains is also derived from the Latin etenere, and the English suffix -ment is a common element in many words relating to mental or emotional sustenance, such as nourishment, sustenance, and support.
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