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   vacation

   /vəˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts: "the Easter vacation"
   • ▪ an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling; a holiday: North American "he took a vacation in the south of France" Similar triptourbreakstopoverday offrecessadjournmentfurloughrestrespiteleave of absenceleavetime offholidayholidaysminibreakinformal:staycationholsvacvacayformal:sojournOpposite workterm
   • 2. the action of leaving something one previously occupied: "his marriage was the reason for the vacation of his fellowship" Similar quittingevacuationabandonmentdesertionrelinquishmentleavingdeparture fromexit fromwithdrawal fromOpposite occupation

   verb

   • 1. take a holiday: North American "I was vacationing in Europe with my family"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacatio(n-), from vacare ‘be unoccupied’ (see vacate).

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   What does vacation mean?

   • a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity. an act or instance of vacating. to vacation in the Caribbean. Watching Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar was the closest I’ve come in a long time to feeling like I was on vacation.

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   What is a family vacation?

   • : a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended Noun Family vacations were a high point in my childhood. When are you taking vacation this year? Employees are entitled to 120 hours of paid vacation. Recent Examples on the Web

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   What does Vacacion mean in English?

   • Middle English vacacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French vacacion, borrowed from Latin vacātiōn-, vacātiō "exemption from service, respite from work," from vacāre "to be empty, be free, have leisure" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at vacant 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 1883, in the meaning defined above “Vacation.”

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   What does vacation mean in French?

   • Vacation began as an Old French word, meaning "freedom or release" from an activity or occupation — like summer vacation. There's no school. During summer vacation, you'll do lots of things — but you won't be in school. You might even go somewhere for a vacation.

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   What does summer vacation mean?

   • There's no school. During summer vacation, you'll do lots of things — but you won't be in school. You might even go somewhere for a vacation. Another meaning of vacation is "voiding something legal," like the vacation of the old law about not tying your horse in front of City Hall.

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   What happens during a vacation?

   • A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed. During his summer vacation, he visited Russia. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation? A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.

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   Vacation definition: a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday. See examples of VACATION used in a sentence.

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   vacation: 1 n leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure “we get two weeks of vacation every summer” Synonyms: holiday Types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... half-term a short vacation about halfway through a school term vac informal term for vacation field day , outing , picnic a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering ...

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