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English
Etymology
From French.
Noun
divertissement (usually uncountable, plural divertissements)
- An entertaining diversion.
- (ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot.
2009 January 24, Alastair Macaulay, “A Young, Lively Crew From Florida Steps Up and Takes Flight”, in New York Times:Patricia Delgado, though taller and paler-skinned, strongly resembles Jeanette, and in Miami they often dance together (in the “Emeralds” pas de trois from “Jewels,” for example, or leading successive divertissements in Balanchine’s “Swan Lake”).
Usage notes
- Often written in italics (divertissement) or pronounced as a French word.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From divertir (“to amuse; to entertain”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
Noun
divertissement m (plural divertissements)
- entertainment
- Synonym: diversion
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