Entertaiment | Definition of Entertaiment
Entertainment has evolved into a vast and largely commercial enterprise. It can be found at a personal level where the individual chooses and consumes entertainment from a wide variety of available products, to an elaborate banquet adapted for two; or in performances geared toward thousands and even global audiences. Entertainment may be fun or it may have a serious purpose, such as ceremonial occasions, religious festivals or satire. It can take the form of a game, a work of art, or even a form of sports or sport competition.
The word entertainment comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere, which combines the prefix inter, meaning “inside,” and the suffix tenere, derived from an Indo-European root that means to stretch or extend.