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Entertainment is any [[activity]] which provides a [[diversion]] or permits people to amuse themselves in their [[leisure]] time.
Entertainment is typically passive - as in watching [[opera]] or a [[movie]]. Activities which involve participating in games or sports are more often considered to be [[recreation]].[1] Activities such as [[personal]] [[reading]] or [[practice|practising]] a [[music]]al instruments are considered as hobbies.
The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry. There are many forms of entertainment, which cater for particular [[taste]]s. For example, there is [[cinema]], [[theatre]], sports, games, social [[dance]] which cater for different [[groups]] of people. These may also be grouped on the age of [[persons]] interested, such as child entertainment or adult entertainment. For example, puppets, clowns, pantomimes and cartoons tend to appeal to children, though adults may also find them enjoyable.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment]
==External links==
*[http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Entertainment/ Entertainment] at the [[Open Directory Project]]
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