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gabfest

Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
ing: such as
  • a public performance

    • Definition

    • amusement or diversion provided especially by performers //hired a band to provide entertainment
      something diverting or engaging: such as
      a public performance
      a usually light comic or adventure novel
    • the act of entertaining
    • archaic maintenance, provision
      obsolete employment
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    amusement distraction diversion recreation
    Examples
    • //Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
    • //plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
    • //They played games in the evening for entertainment.
    • //plays, movies, and other entertainments
    First Known Use
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
    entertainment
    noun

    Synonyms

    Definition

    • amusement or diversion provided especially by performers //hired a band to provide entertainment
      something diverting or engaging: such as
      a public performance
      a usually light comic or adventure novel
    • the act of entertaining
    • archaic maintenance, provision
      obsolete employment
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    amusement distraction diversion recreation
    Examples
    • //Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
    • //plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
    • //They played games in the evening for entertainment.
    • //plays, movies, and other entertainments
    First Known Use
    15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
    entertainment
    noun

    Synonyms

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