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Entertaiment means any agreeable occupation for the mind; a diversion; amusement: from the old French verb entretenir, meaning ‘to hold together’ or ‘support’, a hospitable provision for the needs of guests. Entertainment may be theatrical, visual or audio: from a clown at a birthday party to the circus; a Broadway show to your friends arguing over the last potato chip; or a story like Scheherazade, told in professional storytelling traditions, to composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel; director Pasolini to films and innovative video games. Entertainment can be a serious pursuit as in religious festivals, ceremonies and satire. Entertaiment is often abbreviated to entmt on fliers and in industry news publications where space is restricted.