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holi·day (häl′ə dā′)
noun
- holy day
- a day of freedom from labor; day set aside for leisure and recreation
- Chiefly Brit. a period of leisure or recreation; vacation
- a day set aside by law or custom for the suspension of business, usually in commemoration of some event
Etymology: < ME holidei, with shortened first vowel < OE hāligdæg: see holy & day
adjective
intransitive verb
Holi·day (häl′ə dā′)
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Alternate definitions:
holiday
n.
A memorial day
feast day, fiesta, saint's day, legal holiday, holy day, festival, fete, centennial, bicentennial, tercentenary, carnival, gala day, jubilee, red-letter day, fast day; see also anniversary, celebration 1, 2.Common holidays in the United States include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day, Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
Christian holidays include: Epiphany, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy, Thursday, Passion Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Whitsunday, All Saint's Day, Christmas, Feast of the Nativity.
Jewish holidays include: Purim, Feast of Lots, Passover, Shavuot, Hebrew Pentecost, Feast of Weeks, Rosh Hashana, Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles, Simhat Torah, Rejoicing of the Law, Hanukkah, Festival of Lights.
A vacation
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Converse of object
- surf: Search for surfing vacations & surfing holidays at the best.. .
Adjective modifier
- relaxing: Enjoy a relaxing holiday in comfort, open all year.
Modifies a noun
- cottage: Luxury large holiday cottage to rent at youth hostel prices.
Noun used with modifier
- summer: Summer Holidays Some of you will no doubt be planning summer holidays.
Preposition: by
- sea: All aimed to help you have a relaxing, stylish holiday by the sea.
Preposition: in
- Tenerife: Basic price from £ 449 Special deals on Tenerife holidays Holidays in Tenerife at a top class 5 star hotel in Costa Adeje.
Preposition: of
- lifetime: We are offering the holiday of a lifetime to the person who writes the most amusing or original suggestions.
Preposition: per
- annum: Shared care contract carers are entitled to 4 weeks holiday per annum.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
His first holiday.
There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian motheröhe, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holiday.
It's a regular holiday to themöall porter and skittles.
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