Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divertisement

/dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪzmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-ver-tise-ment
IPA
/dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪzmənt/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fun; amusement; recreation

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French divertissement, from divertir (“to divert, to amuse”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce divertisement?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪzmənt/.
What does divertisement mean?
fun; amusement; recreation
Where does divertisement come from?
It is traced to French.

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