Entertaiment is any activity that diverts or amuses people in their leisure time. It may be something that people create for themselves, such as inventing a game; it can also be an activity they consume, such as watching a film or playing a sport. It can be a positive force in society that stimulates learning and creativity, but it can also have negative consequences if not regulated. The word entertainment derives from medieval Latin intertenere, a compound of the prefix inter- meaning “inside” and the suffix tenere, derived from the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch or extend.

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