Entertainment Definition–noun | 1. | the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement: Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many. |
| 2. | something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, esp. a performance of some kind: The highlig
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| 3. | hospitable provision for the needs and wants of guests. |
| 4. | a divertingly adventurous, comic, or picaresque novel. |
| 5. | Obsolete. maintenance in service. |
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virtual reality
As virtual worlds became more detailed and immersive, people began to spend time in these spaces for entertainment, aesthetic inspiration, and socializing. Research that conceived of virtual places ...
globalization, cultural
The power of media conglomerates and the ubiquity of entertainment programming has globalized television's impact and made it a logical target for accusations of cultural imperialism. Critics cite a ...
theatre, Western
During the 15th and 16th centuries, some of Italy's finest painters and musicians were employed to organize entertainments at court. Leonardo da Vinci, who designed a revolving stage in 1490 (it was ...
theatre, Western
Alongside the developments in "legitimate" theatre, the last decades of the 19th century saw the rise of several forms of popular entertainment that often reached much larger audiences and created a ...
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The media business, with filmmaking as its core, pumps tens of billions of dollars into the Los Angeles economy yearly and directly employs several hundred thousand people. Hollywood produces about ...
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