Entertaiment is an activity or experience that provides amusement or enjoyment. It is often associated with a specific event or venue, and it may include a variety of activities such as sports, movies, music, books, and live performance. It is an important component of our lives and helps us forget about the stresses in our daily life, whether it’s a movie date with a loved one or laughing with a funny comedian. The word comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere, which is a combination of the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere meaning “to hold inside.”

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