short entertainment between the acts of a play; amusement
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Divertissement Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play.
divertissement
\di`ver`tisse`ment"\ (?), n. [f.] a short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play.
Divertissement Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Divertissement (from the French 'diversion' or 'amusement') is used, in a similar sense to the Italian 'divertimento', for a light piece of music for a small group of players, however the French term has additional meanings.
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