Entertaiment is a word that has come to be associated with amusement, although it may also have serious intent – such as a ceremony, celebration or religious festival. It can be adapted to any scale: to a single individual who selects entertainment from a range of increasingly sophisticated pre-recorded products; to a banquet for two; to performances intended for thousands or even for a global audience. The roots of this word are intriguing: the Medieval Latin intertenere, from ten, or Indo-European root tener, meaning to hold inside.
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