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vacation
What does vacation mean?
vacation (noun): an extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce vacation?
/veɪˈkeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vacation come from?
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of vacation?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “vacation”?
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What does “vacation” mean?
a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid
Not quite: that's what box means.
an extended period of leisure time away from work or school
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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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the vital principle or animating force within living things
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Which word is closest in meaning to “vacation”?
holiday
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company
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country
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control
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