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vacation
[ vey-key-shuhn, vuh- ]
noun
- a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
- freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
- an act or instance of vacating.
verb (used without object)
- to take or have a vacation:
to vacation in the Caribbean.
vacation
/ əˈɪʃə /
noun
- a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
- a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
- the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
verb
- intr to take a vacation; holiday
Derived Forms
- ˈپDzԱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·tDz· ·tDz· noun
- ·tDz· adjective
- i··tDz noun
- v·tDz noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vacation1
Example Sentences
For roughly one-third of Americans, the answer isn’t to take exorbitant vacations or buy mansions.
The story is that at the end of the “Three Lock Box” tour, I took my family on a wonderful vacation to Egypt, Africa, Sardinia, all these gorgeous places.
In an infamous case of mistaken arrest, a Canadian citizen named Maher Arar was detained by the FBI at JFK Airport in New York while on his way home from a vacation in Tunisia.
"Cancel vacations, cancel other appointments," she said, adding: "I expect all hands on deck."
Rob didn’t skip a beat getting into vacation mode and was keen to get the party started, while I needed a moment to shake off my fatigue and transition into feeling romantic.
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