Entertaiment is any activity or event that provides amusement, relaxation, diversion, or enjoyment. It may also serve as a form of escape or recreation from daily routines or mundane realities. Entertainment can also be a means of cultural expression or social interaction. The word is derived from the Latin inter tenere, meaning “to hold inside.” Its Indo-European root is ten, which means to stretch or flex, a perfect etymology for the notion of entertainment as something that can be stretched across various forms and media.
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