vacation
v. go on holiday, take a vacation n. holiday, fixed time in which public establishments (government offices, schools, etc.) and regular businesses cease their regular activities; period of time away from work devoted to rest and relaxation; act of vacating | ||||
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Vacation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Vacation
(n.)
The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
(n.)
The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.
(n.)
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
(n.)
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
(n.)
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
(n.)
The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
(n.)
The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.
(n.)
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
(n.)
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
(n.)
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
| WordNet 2.0 |
vacation
Noun
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
(synonym) holiday
(hypernym) leisure, leisure time
(hyponym) half-term
(derivation) holiday
2. the act of making something legally void
(hypernym) abrogation, repeal, annulment
(derivation) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
Verb
1. spend or take a vacation
(synonym) holiday
(hypernym) spend, pass
(hyponym) honeymoon
(derivation) holiday
Noun
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
(synonym) holiday
(hypernym) leisure, leisure time
(hyponym) half-term
(derivation) holiday
2. the act of making something legally void
(hypernym) abrogation, repeal, annulment
(derivation) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
Verb
1. spend or take a vacation
(synonym) holiday
(hypernym) spend, pass
(hyponym) honeymoon
(derivation) holiday
| hEnglish - advanced version |
vacation
vacation
\va*ca"tion\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. vacatio a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. see vacate.]
1. the act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
2. intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. it was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it, to take any vacation from controversy. hence, specifically: (a) (law) intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. "with lawyers in the vacation." (b) the intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. (c) the time when an office is vacant; esp. (eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
vacation
n
1. leisure time away from work; devoted to rest or pleasure [syn: holiday]
2. the act of making something legally void v : spend or take a vacation [syn: holiday]
similar words(2)
vacation spot
vacation home
vacation
\va*ca"tion\ (?), n. [f., fr. l. vacatio a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. see vacate.]
1. the act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
2. intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure. it was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it, to take any vacation from controversy. hence, specifically: (a) (law) intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. "with lawyers in the vacation." (b) the intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation. (c) the time when an office is vacant; esp. (eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
vacation
n
1. leisure time away from work; devoted to rest or pleasure [syn: holiday]
2. the act of making something legally void v : spend or take a vacation [syn: holiday]
similar words(2)
vacation spot
vacation home
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
vacation
saoire
saoire
| English Phonetics |
Vacation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Vacation
With thumb tucked in the armpits, the remaining fingers of both hands wiggle.
With thumb tucked in the armpits, the remaining fingers of both hands wiggle.
| Phobia |
Heortophobia
The fear of holidays
The fear of holidays
Vacation Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
shore leave
n. leSpoH
n. leSpoH
take a vacation
v. ghIQ
Vacation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vacation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Vacation
Vacation is a term used in English-speaking North America to describe a lengthy time away from work or school, a trip abroad, or simply a pleasure trip away from home, such as a trip to the beach that lasts several days or longer. In the rest of the English-speaking world the word holiday is used, whereas in North America, "holiday" normally applies to a specific national holiday or long weekend related to such a day. In some cases "vacation holiday" is used in North America, which signifies that a vacation trip is taken during a traditional national holiday period, extended on either end of the period by taking additional time off from work—creating a longer time unencumbered by work, an extended "long weekend", as it were. This practice is common in the United States where employers give far fewer annual vacation days (see below) than European employers—so stretching the related national holidays tends to conserve one's accumulated total of eligible days available for longer quality vacation excursions.
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