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vacation

va·ca·tion

UK/vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ common slang us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

  • “we get two weeks of vacation every summer”
  • “we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico”
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2.

verb

1.

spend or take a vacation

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.

Phrases

  • come on vacation, leave on probation
  • grippy sock vacation
  • grippy socks vacation
  • long vacation
  • summer vacation
  • Vacation Bible
  • Vacation Bible School
  • vacation day

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