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Vacation
Definitions
- 1 An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure. countable, uncountable
"We were on vacation in Florida this year."
- 2 A user's enforced absence from the Steam video-gaming service and its community, as a result of being banned for cheating. countable, slang, uncountable
- 3 the act of making something legally void wordnet
- 4 An extended period of leisure time away from work or school. countable, uncountable
"Schoolchildren are on vacation this week."
- 5 leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure wordnet
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- 6 A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. countable, uncountable
- 7 The act of vacating something; moving out. countable, uncountable
"The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents."
- 8 The act of making legally void. US, countable, uncountable
- 9 Freedom from some business or activity. countable, general, uncountable
- 10 Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations."
- 1 To spend or take a vacation. intransitive
"This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico."
- 2 spend or take a vacation wordnet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
From VAC, initials of the Valve Anti-Cheat software, and vacation.
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