Entertaiment has proven to be a versatile concept that can easily cross over different media and genres, with a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix. The familiar forms that make up entertainment are recognizable even across different cultures, which perhaps explains why it is so popular to use and adapt them. The word has its roots in the medieval Latin intertenere, which means “to hold inside.” Its Indo-European root is ten, which has the same meaning as the abbreviation TEN for Transformational Entertainment News.
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