divertimento

noun

di·ver·ti·men·to di-ˌvər-tə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō

-ˌver-

plural divertimenti di-ˌvər-tə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tē

-ˌver-

or divertimentos

: an instrumental chamber work in several movements usually light in character

: divertissement sense 1

Examples of divertimento in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019

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