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vacation

//vəˈkeɪ.ʃən//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for vacation

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
vacations

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
vacation
past (v2)
vacationed
past participle (v3)
vacationed
present participle
vacationing
3rd person singular
vacations

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.

    • We were on vacation in Florida this year.
  2. 2.An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.

    • Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.
  3. 3.A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

  4. 4.The act of vacating something; moving out.

    • The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To spend or take a vacation.

    • This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2721

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō.

Equivalent to vacate + -ion.

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