The art of providing recreation and distraction from the stressors of daily life. Entertainment can take a wide variety of forms, from a clown at a birthday party to stadium rock concerts. It serves many societal needs, from children learning to play cooperatively (through group games or play with dolls) to adults improving their motor skills through playing music or sports. Entertaiment also offers an escape from the anxieties of everyday life, allowing people to enjoy a relaxing activity or even laugh at humorous jokes.
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The word entertainment comes from the Latin intertenere, from the prefix inter meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere to hold.