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playday

American  
[pley-dey] / ˈpleɪˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.


Etymology

Origin of playday

First recorded in 1595–1605; play + day

Example Sentences

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And don't forget that she also said: 'I hope you'll enjoy your playday as much as I shall mine.'

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She's never had a playday, and I'm sure she deserves one if ever a girl did!

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Now that school had begun, a whole playday meant more than it did in vacation time, when all days were playdays.

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Historic Cheyenne, with its years of background in gathering humanity to its playdays, was little better than the rest.

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When he had recovered from the effects of his playday Jim was always fervently glad that he had not spent his savings.

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