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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnterhaltungsmedium
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊntɐhaltʊŋsˌmeːdiʊm
"Das Fernsehen ist das traditionellste Unterhaltungsmedium."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A channel, format, or system of mass communication used primarily for diverting, amusing, or engaging audiences.
"Video games have rapidly grown into a dominant entertainment medium in the twenty-first century." - 2
An artistic or technological vehicle through which narrative content, performance, or interactive experiences are delivered to the public.
"Cinema remains a powerful entertainment medium for exploring complex human emotions."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'entertainment' (derived from Old French 'entretenir', meaning 'to hold together, maintain, divert') and 'medium' (from Latin 'medius', meaning 'middle', evolving to denote a channel or agency of communication). The compound emerged in the mid-20th century with the expansion of mass media, television, and digital platforms to describe channels designed principally to amuse or divert audiences.
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média de divertissement
Transliteration: mey-dyah duh dee-vair-tis-mã
"Le cinéma est un média de divertissement très populaire."
Unterhaltungsmedium
Transliteration: ʊntɐhaltʊŋsˌmeːdiʊm
"Das Fernsehen ist das traditionellste Unterhaltungsmedium."
mezzo di intrattenimento
Transliteration: mɛd.dzo di in.trat.te.niˈmen.to
"La musica è un universale mezzo di intrattenimento."
medio de entretenimiento
Transliteration: ˈmeðjo ðe en.te.ɾen.ˈmien.to
"La televisión sigue siendo un medio de entretenimiento masivo."
meio de entretenimento
Transliteration: ˈmej.u dʒi ĩ.tɾe.tɛ.ˈmẽ.tu
"Os videogames tornaram-se um importante meio de entretenimento."
मनोरंजन माध्यम
Transliteration: manoranjan madhyam
"सिनेमा जनता के लिए सबसे लोकप्रिय मनोरंजन माध्यम है।"
娱乐媒介
Transliteration: yúlè méijiè
"互联网已成为主要的娱乐媒介。"
오락 매체
Transliteration: orak maechyeo
"스마트폰은 현대인들에게 가장 가까운 오락 매체입니다."
エンターテインメント媒体
Transliteration: entāteinmento baitai
"アニメは日本を代表するエンターテインメント媒体の一つです。"
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