divertimento
noun
di·ver·ti·men·to di-ˌvər-tə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō 
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plural divertimenti di-ˌvər-tə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tē
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or divertimentos 1
: an instrumental chamber work in several movements usually light in character
2
: divertissement sense 1
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. 
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 See More
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 On this Saturday morning, the program was a divertimento, a concerto, and a symphony. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, diversion, from divertire to divert, amuse, from Latin divertere
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1