Entertaiment is the art of keeping amused, which involves various forms of artistic expression, including humor, celebration, ritual, ceremonial, escapist, and sometimes even cruel or inhuman activities. The act of entertaining can take many shapes, from a single individual choosing to watch a television program or movie; to a dinner adapted for two; to an entire society celebrating an event or festival. The term derives from the Latin inter tenere, which means to hold inside, and has its roots in the Indo-European word ten, meaning to stretch or lengthen.
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