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- Dictionarydivertissement/dɪˈvəːtɪsmənt/
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- 1. a minor entertainment or diversion: "the intellectual divertissements of working men"
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di·ver·tisse·ment. (də-vûr′tĭs-mənt, dē-vĕr-tēs-mäN′) n. 1. A short performance, typically a ballet, that is presented as an interlude in an opera, play, or other entertainment. 2. Music See divertimento. 3. A diversion; an amusement.
The meaning of DIVERTISSEMENT is a dance sequence or short ballet usually used as an interlude. Did you know?
a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play. music. a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri. a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc. another word for divertimento.
noun. 1. a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play. 2. music. a. a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri. b. a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc. c. another word for divertimento.
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.
1. (= fait de divertir) entertainment. (= passe-temps, activité) pastime. C’est un divertissement agréable. It’s an enjoyable pastime. 2. (Music) divertimento ⧫ divertissement. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Browse Collins French collocations.
DIVERTISSEMENT translate: entertainment, recreation, act, entertainment. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
Divertissement definition: A short performance, typically a ballet, that is presented as an interlude in an opera, play, or other entertainment.
Quick Reference. (Fr.). Amusement. The same as divertimento, with the additional meaning of an entertainment of dances and songs inserted in an 18th‐cent. stage spectacle or sometimes in a ballet or opera (as in Gounod's Faust or Delibes's Coppélia). The term is also applied to a suite of dances unconnected by a story.
Jun 2, 2024 · divertissement (usually uncountable, plural divertissements) An entertaining diversion. (ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot. 2009 January 24, Alastair Macaulay, “A Young, Lively Crew From Florida Steps Up and Takes Flight”, in New York Times [1]: Patricia Delgado, though taller and ...
