divertissement








noun, plural di·ver·tisse·ments [dih-vur-tis-muh nts; French dee-ver-tees-mahn] /dɪˈvɜr tɪs mənts; French di vɛr tisˈmɑ̃/.

  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.

noun

  1. a brief entertainment or diversion, usually between the acts of a play
  2. music
    1. a fantasia on popular melodies; potpourri
    2. a piece or pieces written to be played during the intervals in a play, opera, etc
    3. another word for divertimento
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