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Definitions for Vacation
[1] 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.
[2] a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
[3] freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
[4] an act or instance of vacating.
[5] to take or have a vacation: to vacation in the Caribbean.
[6] mainly British a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
[7] mainly US and Canadian a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
[8] the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
[9] (intr) US and Canadian to take a vacation; holiday
Words related to Vacation
recess, rest, break, layoff, respite, sabbatical, holiday, recreation, furlough, intermission, spell, fiesta, liberty, leave
Words nearby Vacation
vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, vacation bible school, vacation pay, vacationer, vacationland, vacaville
Origin of Vacation
1350–1400; < Latin vacātiōn- (stem of vacātiō freedom from something; see vacate, -ion); replacing Middle English vacacioun < Anglo-French
Words that may be confused with Vacation
Other words from Vacation
va·ca·tion·er , va·ca·tion·ist , noun
va·ca·tion·less , adjective
min·i·va·ca·tion , noun
pre·va·ca·tion , noun, adjective
Word origin for Vacation
C14: from Latin vacātiō freedom, from vacāre to be empty
Synonyms for Vacation
break, holiday, layoff, recess, respite, rest, sabbatical, time off, fiesta, furlough, intermission, leave, liberty, recreation, spell, R and R, breathing space, day of rest, few days off, leave of absence, long weekend, two weeks with pay