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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Divertishment, n. [e.m.E. divertisement (1642).] Entertainment, amusement. — 1685 Lauder Observes 145.
Ther was a litle money payed for a sight of this gladiatory joco-serious divertishment
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