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Recreation
Rec"re*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]cr['e]ation, L. recreatio.] The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.Recreation
Re`*cre*a"tion\ (r?`kr?*?sh?n), n. [See Re-create.] A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
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Language Translation for : recreation
Spanish:
recreación,
German:
die Erholung,
Japanese:
レクリェーション
recreation
1390, "refreshment or curing of a person, refreshment by eating," from O.Fr. recreacion (13c.), from L. recreationem (nom. recreatio) "recovery from illness," from recreatus, pp. of recreare "to refresh, restore," from re- "again" + creare (see create). Meaning "refresh oneself by some amusement" is first recorded c.1400; abbreviated form rec is attested from 1929. Verb recreate "to refresh by physical influence" is attested from c.1560, but not now used, probably from confusion with re-create (q.v.). Recreational is from 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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