divertisement

noun

di·​ver·​tise·​ment

də̇ˈvərtə̇smənt,

-ə̇zm-

plural -s

1

: diversion, amusement, recreation

jam sessions and nightclubbing, among other divertisements

—Bernard Kalb

2

: divertissement sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French divertissement, from Middle French, from divertiss- + -ment

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