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vacation Definition

va·ca·tion (vā kās̸hən, və-)

noun

  1. freedom from any activity; rest; respite; intermission
  2. ☆ a period of rest and freedom from work, study, etc.; time of recreation, usually a specific interval in a year
  3. Rare the act of making vacant
  4. Law a formal recess between terms of a court

Etymology: ME vacacion < MFr < L vacatio

intransitive verb

  1. to take a vacation
  2. to spend one's vacation to vacation in Maine

vacation Synonyms

vacation

n.

on vacation

vacationing, on leave, on holiday; see resting 1, traveling 2.

vacation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • lifetime: Better yet, the first Vacation of a lifetime.

Converse of object

  • surf: Search for surfing vacations & surfing holidays at the best.. .

Adjective modifier

  • all-inclusive: Otherwise, if you are intent on finding a cheap all-inclusive family vacation, select a reliable travel agent.
  • Caribbean: Caribbean surfing holidays Caribbean surfing vacation Barbados soup bowl surf competition.. .
  • relaxing: If you want to enjoy a diverse and relaxing vacation this could be the ideal destination.
  • culinary: Cookery Vacations and Schools in Mexico... be on the road to your next culinary vacation!
  • unforgettable: Whether you drive your own vehicle or rent a car or RV, you'll have a truly unforgettable vacation.
  • dazzling: Most people think of Florida as a place filled with sunshine, palm trees, and dazzling winter vacations.

Modifies a noun

  • rental: Vacation rentals USA, Florida, Canada, Mexico.
  • condo: Windsor palms have a vast range of florida villas and vacation condos to choose from.
  • villa: Luxury Bali villas complex, family vacation villas Bali.
  • placement: Summer Placements We offer a small number of summer vacation placements each year - from mid June to late July.
  • destination: Which people paid licenses its brand vacation destination of july st.
  • package: Make you travel plan, Book a Hotel, Rent a Car or looking for a vacation package.

Noun used with modifier

  • honeymoon: Hawaii honeymoon vacations could take you to a miracle trip to the most enchanting beaches of Hawaii.
  • summer: Work during the summer vacation may involve travel around the UK which all travel expenses will be paid.
  • biking: Our biking vacation in Denmark is in the most western region of Jutland.
  • cruise: Your cruise vacations have been boring or the places you met did not have what you were expecting?
  • florida: The most comprehensive list of Windsor palms florida vacation homes and villa.
  • golf: Looking for Gulf Shores condos, a Gulf Shores Alabama golf vacation or Orange Beach condo?
vacation Quotes

Compassed round by pleasure, sighed For independent happiness; craving peace, The central feeling of all happiness, Not as a refuge from distress or pain, A breathing-time, vacation, or a truce, But for its absolute self.

—Wordsworth,William

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