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infotainment definition

in·fo·tain·ment (in′fō tān′mənt)

noun

television programming of news and information, as about celebrities, presented in a dramatic or sensational style

Etymology: < info(rmation) + (enter)tainment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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