Entertaiment is a form of entertainment that keeps people’s attention and interest. It can be a simple act, such as a smile or a laugh, or an elaborate one, such as a video game or a TV show. It can also be an activity that is considered fun and exciting for one person or group of people, but would be considered work or cruelty by another.
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The origin of the word ‘entertainment’ comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere, from the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere from the Indo-European root ten, which means to stretch or hold out.