divertimento
noun/dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmentəʊ/
/dɪˌvɜːrtɪˈmentəʊ/
(plural divertimenti
(music, from Italian)/dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmenti/
/dɪˌvɜːrtɪˈmenti/
, divertimentos)- a piece of music that is meant to be fun rather than serious, especially one written for a small orchestraTopics Musicc2Word Originmid 18th cent. (denoting a diversion or amusement): Italian, literally ‘diversion’.
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