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divertissement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
di-ver-tisse-ment
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An entertaining diversion.

Uncountable

noun

A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divertissements (plural) divertisement (alternative) archaic (alternative)

Derived Forms

divertissementlike

Questions

What does divertissement mean?
An entertaining diversion.
Where does divertissement come from?
From French.

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