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单词 amusatory
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amusatoryn.

Forms: 1600s amuzatory.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amuse v., -atory suffix1.
Etymology: < amuse v. + -atory suffix1. Compare earlier amuse n.1, amusement n., amusing n.
Obsolete. rare.
Something which diverts a person's attention; a distraction.
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society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > source of amusement or entertainment
mirtha1250
solacec1290
recreationc1400
esbatement1477
pastime1490
pastancea1500
passe-temps1542
entertainment1561
relief?1578
fancy1590
sport1598
abridgement1600
entertain1601
recreative1615
amusatory1618
nutsa1625
diverter1628
recreator1629
passatempo1632
amuser1724
fun1726
dissipation1733
resource1752
distraction1859
enlivening1859
good, clean fun1867
enlivenment1883
light relief1885
laugh1921
not one's scene1962
violon d'Ingres1963
1618 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. 149 As an amuzatory to make the ill-gouerned people thinke they are not forgotten.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).
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