Definition of entertainment

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Entertainment (n.) The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general..

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Assembly :: Assembly (n.) A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment..
Divertissement :: Divertissement (n.) A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play..
Kirmess :: Kirmess (n.) In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined..
Procuration :: Procuration (n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy..
Society :: Society (n.) Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments..
Spread :: Spread (n.) A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast..
Banquet :: Banquet (v. t.) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
Fare :: Fare (v.) Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare..
Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement..
Party :: Party (v.) A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party..
Reception :: Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..
Marshal :: Marshal (n.) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
Treat :: Treat (n.) An entertainment given as an expression of regard.
Treat :: Treat (n.) That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat..
Hogmanay :: Hogmanay (n.) The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant..
Hit. :: Hit. (adj.) having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie..
Prepare :: Prepare (v. t.) To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment..
Entertain :: Entertain (n.) Entertainment.
Encore :: Encore (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part..
Inn :: Inn (n.) A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.
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