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divertissements

divertissements is the plural of divertissement.

Meaning of divertissement

Noun

divertissement (usually uncountable, plural divertissements)

  1. (usually) An entertaining diversion.
  2. (usually, ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot.
    • Patricia Delgado, though taller and paler-skinned, strongly resembles Jeanette, and in Miami they often dance together (in the “Emeralds” pas de trois from “Jewels,” for example, or leading successive divertissements in Balanchine’s “Swan Lake”).2009 January 24, Alastair Macaulay, “A Young, Lively Crew From Florida Steps Up and Takes Flight”, in New York Times

Questions about divertissements

What is divertissements the plural of?
Divertissements is the plural of divertissement.

Words near divertissements in the dictionary

  1. divertisements
  2. divertises
  3. divertising
  4. divertissement
  5. divertissementlike
  6. divertissements
  7. divertive
  8. divertor
  9. divertors
  10. diverts
  11. dives

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