entertainment
/ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/noun
Elementary
1
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
2
A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
3
Maintenance or support.
4
An admission into service; a service.
5
The payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
6
A reception; a (provision of) food to guests or travellers.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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