Entertaiment
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Entertaiment is a word that describes any form of recreation. The most common forms of entertainment include: Movies and television shows, books and literature, music and concerts, sports and games, and visual arts. Some people also consider gambling to be a form of entertainment.
The word entertainment is derived from the Latin inter tenere, meaning “to hold inside.” It is a compound of the prefix inter, meaning “inside,” and the suffix tenere, which means to stretch or elongate something.
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