Entertaiment is a broad term that includes everything from theatrical performances and movies to games and hobbies. It can be adapted to suit any scale from an individual choosing private entertainment from an ever-expanding array of pre-recorded products, to a dinner party entertained by music or a story, to performances for thousands and even a global audience. It is also a medium with the ability to inspire retellings in other media. The Scheherazade story, for example, has been a source of orchestral works by Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel, films by Pasolini and innovative video games.
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The word entertain comes from the Medieval Latin intertenere, based on the Indo-European root ten, meaning to stretch or extend. This is perhaps appropriate given the endless variety and potential for remix that have become so characteristic of this industry.