infotainment
[ in-fuh-teyn-muhnt ]
/ ˌɪn fəˈteɪn mənt /
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noun
television or radio programs that treat factual material in an entertaining manner, as by including dramatic elements.
factual material that is both informative and entertaining.
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Origin of infotainment
Words nearby infotainment
informercial, informing gun, informosome, infortunate, infortune, infotainment, infotech, infra, infrabulge, infraclass, infraclavicular fossa
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infotainment
/ (ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt) /
noun
(in television) the practice of presenting serious or instructive subjects in a style designed primarily to be entertaining
Word Origin for infotainment
C20: from info + (enter) tainment
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