"entertrainment" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of entertainment + train. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|entertainment|train}} Blend of entertainment + train Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} entertrainment (uncountable)
  1. (informal, chiefly business) Training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-entertrainment-en-noun-489KSeW6 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business

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          "ref": "1996, Training and Development Yearbook, pages 4-21",
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          "ref": "1998, Navigator: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Magazine, page 24",
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          "ref": "2013, Gayle Cotton, Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere, page 21",
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          "ref": "2016, Carolyn A. W. van Ravenhorst, Positive Power & Happiness!",
          "text": "If you do and practiced Entertrainment 1 and 2 very well, you can go straight forward to the Entertrainment 3 in my next chapter. You already made the strong foundation for starting your Positive & Powerful & Happiness!™ Life Style!",
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        "(informal, chiefly business) Training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained."
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