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[hol-i-dey] 
–noun
| 1. | a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person. |
| 2. | any day of exemption from work (distinguished from working day ). |
| 3. | a time or period of exemption from any requirement, duty, assessment, etc.: New businesses may be granted a one-year tax holiday. |
| 4. | a religious feast day; holy day, esp. any of several usually commemorative holy days observed in Judaism. |
| 5. | Sometimes, holidays. Chiefly British. a period of cessation from work or one of recreation; vacation. |
| 6. | an unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface. |
–adjective
| 7. | of or pertaining to a festival; festive; joyous: a holiday mood. |
| 8. | suitable for a holiday: holiday attire. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | Chiefly British. to vacation: to holiday at the seaside. |
Hol⋅i⋅day
[hol-i-dey] –noun
Billie (“Lady Day” ), 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer. |
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| hol·i·day (hŏl'ĭ-dā') n.
To pass a holiday or vacation. [Middle English holidai, holy day, from Old English hālig dæg : hālig, holy; see holy + dæg, day; see day.] hol'i·day'er n. |
| Hol·i·day (hŏl'ĭ-dā') American singer. The emotional intensity of her performances made Holiday the leading female jazz vocalist of her time. |
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Holiday
Hol"i*day\, n. [Holy + day.]1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday. 2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday. --Milton. 3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday. Note: In the United States legal holidays, so called, are determined by law, commonly by the statutes of the several States. The holidays most generally observed are: the 22d day of February (Washington's birthday), the 30th day of May (Memorial day), the 4th day of July (Independence day), the 25th day of December (Christmas day). In most of the States the 1st day of January is a holiday. When any of these days falls on Sunday, usually the Monday following is observed as the holiday. In many of the States a day in the spring (as Good Friday, or the first Thursday in April), and a day in the fall (as the last Thursday in November) are now regularly appointed by Executive proclamation to be observed, the former as a day of fasting and prayer, the latter as a day of thanksgiving and are kept as holidays. In England, the days of the greater church feasts (designated in the calendar by a red letter, and commonly called red-letter days) are observed as general holidays. Bank holidays are those on which, by act of Parliament, banks may suspend business. Although Sunday is a holiday in the sense of a day when business is legally suspended, it is not usually included in the general term, the phrase "Sundays and holidays" being more common. The holidays, any fixed or usual period for relaxation or festivity; especially, Christmas and New Year's day with the intervening time.Holiday
Hol`i*day\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay. --Shak. 2. Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion. Courage is but a holiday kind of virtue, to be seldom exercised. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : holiday
Spanish:
fiesta, día festivo,
German:
der Ferientag,
Japanese:
休日
holiday
O.E. haligdæg, from halig "holy" + dæg "day;" in 14c. meaning both "religious festival" and "day of recreation," but pronunciation and sense diverged 16c.
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holiday
see busman's holiday.
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holiday
(from "holy day"), originally, a day of dedication to religious observance; in modern times, a day of either religious or secular commemoration. Many holidays of the major world religions tend to occur at the approximate dates of more ancient, pagan festivals. In the case of Christianity, this is sometimes owing to the policy of the early church of scheduling Christian observances at dates when they would eclipse pagan ones-a practice that proved more efficacious than merely prohibiting the earlier celebrations. In other cases, the similarity of the date is due to the tendency to celebrate turning points of the seasons, or to a combination of the two factors
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