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Entertaiment is the art and practice of providing enjoyment. It encompasses a wide range of activities, such as movies, music, games and sports. The word entertainment is derived from the Latin intertenere, where the prefix inter means “inside” and the suffix tenere means to hold or keep inside. The roots of the word are also traced back to the Indo-European ten, which means to stretch or extend something. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘entertainment.’ Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors.