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di•ver•tisse•ment

Pronunciation: (di-vûr'tis-munt; Fr. dē-ver-tēs-män'), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -mentsPronunciation: (-munts; Fr. -män'). [key]
1. a diversion or entertainment.
2. Music.divertimento.
3. a short ballet or other performance serving as an interlude in a play, opera, etc.
4. a program consisting of such performances.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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