vacation

[ vey-key-shuh n, vuh- ]
/ veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və- /
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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.

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Origin of vacation

1350–1400; < Latin vacātiōn- (stem of vacātiō freedom from something; see vacate, -ion); replacing Middle English vacacioun < Anglo-French

OTHER WORDS FROM vacation

va·ca·tion·er, va·ca·tion·ist, nounva·ca·tion·less, adjectivemin·i·va·ca·tion, nounpre·va·ca·tion, noun, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vacation

vacation vocation

Words nearby vacation

vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, vacation bible school, vacation pay, vacationer, vacationland, vacaville
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Words related to vacationer

customer, patron, visitor, caller, companion, inmate, client, recipient, tenant, sightseer, wayfarer, traveler, voyager, tourer, globetrotter, lodger, transient, boarder, frequenter, mate

Example sentences from the Web for vacationer

  • If it was, it would reveal instantly that he was an officer, and not the vacationer that the sheriff had pictured him to be.

    Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery|Graham M. Dean

British Dictionary definitions for vacationer (1 of 2)

vacationer

vacationist (vəˈkeɪʃənɪst)

/ (vəˈkeɪʃənə) /

noun

US and Canadian a person taking a vacationAlso called: (esp Brit) holiday-maker

British Dictionary definitions for vacationer (2 of 2)

vacation
/ (vəˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

mainly British a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
mainly US and Canadian a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreationAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc

verb

(intr) US and Canadian to take a vacation; holiday

Derived forms of vacation

vacationless, adjective

Word Origin for vacation

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