Entertaiment is a multi-faceted activity that enables people to escape from the rigours of everyday life and provide enjoyment, recreation and distraction for themselves and others. Although the introduction of technology has altered the availability, cost and variety of entertainment products for consumers, the basic forms of entertainment (storytelling, music, theatre, dance, games) remain recognisable and unchanged. You may see the word Entertainment abbreviated to entmt on a flier or in industry news publications where space is limited, but it is rarely abbreviated in general prose. This article has been compiled from various online sources.
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