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holi·day (häl′ə dā′)

noun

  1. holy day
  2. a day of freedom from labor; day set aside for leisure and recreation
  3. Chiefly Brit. a period of leisure or recreation; vacation
  4. 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

of or suited to a holiday; joyous; merry the holiday spirit

intransitive verb

Chiefly Brit. to take a vacation or vacation trip
Holiday definition

Holi·day (häl′ə dā′)

Holiday, Billie (born Eleonora Fagan Holiday) 1915-59; U.S. jazz singer: also called Lady Day

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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