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Definition of divertimento noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

divertimento

noun

NAmE//dɪˌvərt̮əˈmɛntoʊ//

(pl. divertimenti

NAmE//dɪˌvərt̮əˈmɛnti//

, (or )divertimentos) (music) (from Italian)

a piece of music that is meant to be entertaining rather than serious, especially one written for a small orchestra

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