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vacation

[ vey-key-shuhn, vuh- ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
  3. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
  4. an act or instance of vacating.


verb (used without object)

  1. to take or have a vacation:

    to vacation in the Caribbean.

vacation

/ vəˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
  2. 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
  3. the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to take a vacation; holiday
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • vaˈcationless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • va·cation·er va·cation·ist noun
  • va·cation·less adjective
  • mini·va·cation noun
  • preva·cation noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacation1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin vacātiōn-, stem of vacātiō “freedom from something”; equivalent to vacate + -ion; replacing Middle English vacacioun, from Anglo-French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacation1

C14: from Latin vacātiō freedom, from vacāre to be empty
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Example Sentences

Watching Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar was the closest I’ve come in a long time to feeling like I was on vacation.

From Vox

Corado was in El Salvador on vacation and she did not hesitate to attend the event to support Menjívar once she found out about it.

The compromise she set with the hotel union and one of the platforms would cap the number of permits the city gives for vacation rentals at about 6,500, including more than 1,000 just for Mission Beach.

All three taste like being on vacation, a thing people used to do.

From Eater

We also want to take care of all of the folks who love to print on the go, whether that be pictures from a recent vacation or driving directions for off-road adventures.

The rapid rise of the sharing economy is changing the way people around the world commute, shop, vacation, and borrow.

But Sanders, a representative of the Northeastern vacation state of Vermont, also opposes fossil fuel development.

Christmas Vacation was the last production from the original company that started with Animal House.

Her father split by the time she was 11—he moved out while the rest of the family was on vacation.

Prepare for takeoff, because quality vacation time will certainly boost your mood.

There are three ways in which a tourist may obtain a good idea of Britain during a summer's vacation of three or four months.

It made us feel that one ought to have two or three years to explore Britain instead of a single summer's vacation.

Sent Alfaretta around to tell us that 'he'd overdone hisself and was obliged to take a vacation.'

Jess and her mother moved during 115 the short holiday vacation.

As it was vacation week, she let Jess go right ahead to settle things while she stuck to the typewriter.

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