recreation

[ rek-ree-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.

  2. a pastime, diversion, exercise, or other resource affording relaxation and enjoyment.

Origin of recreation

1
1350–1400; Middle English recreacioun (<Middle French recreation) <Latin recreātiōn- (stem of recreātiō) restoration, recovery, equivalent to recreāt(us) (see recreate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from recreation

  • rec·re·a·to·ry [rek-ree-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈrɛk ri əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Other definitions for re-creation (2 of 2)

re-creation
[ ree-kree-ey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the act of creating anew.

  2. something created anew.

Origin of re-creation

2
First recorded in 1515–25; re- + creation

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How to use recreation in a sentence

  • Rather to make me rejoice in the hope of a new order of things—the re-creation of society!

    The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
  • That the renewal and re-creation come unconsciously not by set intention but makes them the more genuine.

  • Re-creation, infinitely more wonderful than mere calling into existence, is the prerogative of the poet.

    The House of the Vampire | George Sylvester Viereck
  • It was the afternoon of the second day, as the girl phrased it in the dismal re-creation of her universe.

    Sanctuary | Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for recreation (1 of 2)

recreation

/ (ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. refreshment of health or spirits by relaxation and enjoyment

  2. an activity or pastime that promotes this

    • an interval of free time between school lessons

    • (as modifier): recreation period

British Dictionary definitions for re-creation (2 of 2)

re-creation

noun
  1. the state or instance of creating again or anew: the re-creation of the Russian Empire

  2. a simulation or re-enactment of a scene, place, time, etc: a re-creation of a vineyard kitchen

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