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noun
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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).
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a time or period of exemption from any requirement, duty, assessment, etc.: New businesses may be granted a one-year tax holiday.
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EXPANDSometimes, holidays. Chiefly British. a period of cessation from work or one of recreation; vacation.
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COLLAPSEan unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.
adjective
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of or pertaining to a festival; festive; joyous: a holiday mood.
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suitable for a holiday: holiday attire.
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Holidaying
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used without object)
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Chiefly British. to vacation: to holiday at the seaside.
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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