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Entertainment vs Forthgang - What's the difference?

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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between entertainment and forthgang

is that entertainment is (obsolete) payment of soldiers or servants; wages while forthgang is (obsolete) to go forth.

As nouns the difference between entertainment and forthgang

is that entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games while forthgang is (obsolete) a going forth; progression; advancement.

As a verb forthgang is

(obsolete) to go forth.

entertainment

English

(wikipedia entertainment)

Alternative forms

* entretainment (chiefly archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
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  • a show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others
  • (obsolete) maintenance or support
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  • Admission into service; service.
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  • (obsolete) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
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    • The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence.

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    forthgang

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) forthgang, forthgong, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A going forth; progression; advancement.
  • The entertainment given a bride at the departure of her own, or her father's, house.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) forthgangen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To go forth.
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