divertimento

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di vûr′tə men′tō; It. dē ver′tē men′tô)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•ver•ti•men•to  (di vûr′tə men′tō; It. dē ver′tē men′tô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, -ti (-tē).USA pronunciation [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancean instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade. Also called divertissement. 
  • Italian, equivalent. to diverti(re) to divert + -mento -ment
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
divertimento /dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ/ n ( pl -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

See also divertissementEtymology: 18th Century: from Italian
'divertimento' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
divertissement - serenade - cassation - notturno

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