English Explanatory Dictionary

divertimento

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

/dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-divertimento.wav /dəˌvɝtəˈmɛntoʊ/

Word forms

divertimento divertimentos divertimenti

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, from divertire (“to amuse, to entertain”), from Latin dīvertere.

Related words

divertissement
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