"infotainment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infotainment.wav Forms: infotainments [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnmənt Etymology: Blend of information + entertainment. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|information|entertainment}} Blend of information + entertainment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infotainment (countable and uncountable, plural infotainments)
  1. A form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: soft news Translations (form of programming that provides both information and entertainment): asiaviihde (Finnish), infodivertissement [masculine] (French), infoentretenimiento [masculine] (Spanish), infoocio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-infotainment-en-noun-iQuklfaA Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 72 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'form of programming that provides both information and entertainment': 85 15
  2. Information and/or entertainment facilities. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-infotainment-en-noun-Zh~IMTmv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: edutainment

Inflected forms

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