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dɪˈvəːtɪsmənt,
ˌdiːvɛːˈtiːsmɒ̃/
n.
- a minor entertainment or diversion.
- Ballet a short discrete dance within a ballet, intended to display a dancer's technical skill.
Etymology
C18 (denoting a short ballet): Fr., from divertiss-, divertir, from L. divertere ‘turn in separate ways’.
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