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Holiday
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
- 2 The holiday season or Christmas season, especially when paired with a year. US
"Holiday 2014"
- 1 A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
"Today is a Wiccan holiday!"
- 2 leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure wordnet
- 3 A day declared free from work by the state or government.
- 4 a day on which work is suspended by law or custom wordnet
- 5 A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. Australia, UK
"How much holiday are you allowed?"
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- 6 A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation). Australia, UK
"I want to take a French course this summer holiday."
- 7 A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
"a mortgage payment holiday"
- 8 A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
- 1 To take a period of time away from work or study. British, intransitive
- 2 spend or take a vacation wordnet
- 3 To spend a period of time in recreational travel. British, intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
English surname, variant of Holliday.
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