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entertainment

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Entertainment consists of activities and performances—like music, games, and banqueting—that people engage in for enjoyment and leisure. It has been valued across human history, with forms like music and games remaining popular since ancient times.

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Subclass of: industry
Image: Metropolitan Opera House, a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann - NARA 541890 - Edit.jpg
Has use: pleasure

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has contributing factor: entertainment industry
Commons category: Entertainment
topic's main category: Category:Entertainment
exact match: cv.iptc.org/newscodes/productgenre/entertainment
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Entertainment
practiced by: promoter
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections

Contents

Etymology
Psychology and philosophy
History
Court entertainment
Public punishment
Children
Forms
Banquets
Music
Games
Literature
Comedy
Performance
Storytelling
Theatre
Cinema and film
Dance
Animals
Circus
Magic
Street performance
Parades
Fireworks
Sport
Fairs, expositions, shopping
Safety
{{Anchor|Industry}} Industry
Architecture
Architecture for entertainment
Architecture as entertainment
Effects of developments in electronic media
Globalisation
Obsolescence
Convergence
See also
References
External links

thumb|upright=1.35|Banqueters playing Kottabos (game)|Kottabos and a girl playing the [[aulos, Greece (). Banqueting and music have continued to be two important entertainments since ancient times.]]

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more commonly one of the activities or events developed over thousands of years specifically to engage an audience.

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