divertimento

[ dih-vur-tuh-men-toh; Italian dee-ver-tee-men-taw ]
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noun,plural di·ver·ti·men·tos, di·ver·ti·men·ti [dih-vur-tuh-men-tee Italian dee-ver-tee-men-tee]. /dɪˌvɜr təˈmɛn ti Italian diˌvɛr tiˈmɛn ti/. Music.
  1. an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade.

Origin of divertimento

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1750–60; <Italian, equivalent to diverti(re) to divert + -mento-ment

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How to use divertimento in a sentence

  • In form these compositions, which were generally called divertimenti or partite (partie) resembled those just described.

British Dictionary definitions for divertimento

divertimento

/ (dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ) /


nounplural -ti (-tɪ)
  1. a piece of entertaining music in several movements, often scored for a mixed ensemble and having no fixed form

  2. an episode in a fugue

Origin of divertimento

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C18: from Italian

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