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entertrainment

entertrainment noun: training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained.

Noun

entertrainment (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained.
    • […] entertrainment holds over formal, by-the-book training. For instance, many entertainers keep attention levels high by using energizers — brief, playful activities that move people around.1996, Training and Development Yearbook, pages 4-21
    • In-flotilla training should take place at every flotilla meeting. A half hour of every meeting agenda should be set aside for the "entertrainment" of all members. It should be interactive and enjoyable.1998, Navigator: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Magazine, page 24

Origin of entertrainment

Blend of entertainment + train.

Questions about entertrainment

What does entertrainment mean?
Entertrainment means training designed to be entertaining for the person being trained.
What part of speech is entertrainment?
Entertrainment is a noun.

Words near entertrainment in the dictionary

  1. entertakes
  2. entertaking
  3. entertissued
  4. entertook
  5. entertoyment
  6. entertrainment
  7. enterwrought
  8. entery
  9. entextualisation
  10. entextualisations
  11. entextualization

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