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Entertaiment is the name of a broad societal area that includes entertainment in all its forms, from an individual enjoying a private movie or musical performance to an entire nation celebrating a festival or participating in an organized sporting event. Entertainment can take many forms, from a banquet adapted for two to performances aimed at thousands, and it can have both serious and playful purposes—from religious festivals or ceremonies to satire or farce. Entertainment also has the unique ability to evolve and adapt, and many familiar forms have shown remarkable longevity. The word derives from the Medieval Latin intertenere, from the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere, which derives from the Indo-European root ten, which means to hold or stretch.