Entertaiment can be anything that causes a person to feel relaxed, diverted, or entertained. It is a way to escape from the everyday world and its worries, or to be part of a community or culture. It may take a wide variety of forms, from movies or concerts geared to a particular audience, to sports events, and games for entertainment or as competitions. Often the entertainment is meant for lighthearted pleasure, but it may also be serious or sarcastic in purpose.

The word is derived from the Medieval Latin intertenere, which means “to hold inside.” It is related to the Indo-European root ten, which means to stretch or elongate.

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