form of entertainment

collocation in English

meaningsofformandentertainment

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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/
us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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entertainment
noun[C or U]
uk
/en.təˈteɪn.mənt/
us
/en.t̬ɚˈteɪn.mənt/
shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of ...
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(Definition offormandentertainmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In some respects, the anthologies constitute a poignant, soberformofentertainmentwrapped within a framework of moral protest.
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It has a better prospect of winning adherents than any otherformofentertainment.
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That risk should be willingly taken, because thisformofentertainmentdeserves both help and fair play.
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Let us remember that donkey rides are an inexpensiveformofentertainmentand leisure for the children of not-so-well-off families.
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Is the one a more popularformofentertainmentthan the other?
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Television is an important link with the outside world, not simply aformofentertainment.
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In many instances the closing of these cinemas left a town or a village without anyformofentertainment.
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Why should not they enjoy for a few hours this limitedformofentertainmentif they wish to do so.
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We cannot avoid that; we may not like it, but it is theirformofentertainment.
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They will resent the forcing upon them of a certainformofentertainment.
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For many old people, television is their majorformofentertainment.
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Properly regulated, the national lottery will provide a harmlessformofentertainment.
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It is extremely difficult for the agricultural shows to make progress without someformofentertainmentto add to the gate.
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The industry has set its house in order and it is now a perfectly proper and healthyformofentertainment.
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It is quite clear, as we have heard tonight, that the promoters of this lowformofentertainmentare becoming a little apprehensive.
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Television in this country is a medium that provides a fairly cheap, very convenient and widely appreciatedformofentertainmentin millions of households.
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They are, therefore, justified in expending their post-war credits on a television set, which is their most idealformofentertainment.
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Is there any real reason, therefore, why we should dictate to 25,000,000 people theformofentertainmentwhich they should enjoy best?
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The rivalry of that very prosperousformofentertainmentshould be taken into account in considering the position of the theatres.
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They are not able to afford the payment, and they are being deprived of a legitimateformofentertainment.
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