"divertissement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: divertissements [plural], divertisement [alternative], archaic [alternative]
Etymology: From French. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} divertissement (usually uncountable, plural divertissements)
  1. An entertaining diversion. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-divertissement-en-noun-rpPayoHC
  2. (ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-divertissement-en-noun-LKEOfcVB Categories (other): Ballet, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: divertissementlike

Noun [French]

IPA: /di.vɛʁ.tis.mɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-fr-divertissement.ogg Forms: divertissements [plural]
Etymology: From divertir (“to amuse; to entertain”) + -ment, from Latin divertere (“to separate; move away”). Cognate with Catalan diversió, Italian divertimento, Occitan divertiment, Portuguese divertimento, Romanian divertisment, Spanish divertimiento Etymology templates: {{af|fr|divertir|-ment|id2=nominal|t1=to amuse; to entertain}} divertir (“to amuse; to entertain”) + -ment, {{inh|fr|la|divertere|t=to separate; move away}} Latin divertere (“to separate; move away”), {{cog|ca|diversió}} Catalan diversió, {{cog|it|divertimento}} Italian divertimento, {{cog|oc|divertiment}} Occitan divertiment, {{cog|pt|divertimento}} Portuguese divertimento, {{cog|ro|divertisment}} Romanian divertisment, {{cog|es|divertimiento}} Spanish divertimiento Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} divertissement m (plural divertissements)
  1. entertainment Tags: masculine Synonyms: diversion

Inflected forms

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