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rec⋅re⋅a⋅tion

  [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:
1350–1400; ME recreacioun (< MF recreation) < L recreātiōn- (s. of recreātiō) restoration, recovery, equiv. to recreāt(us) (see recreate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
rec⋅re⋅a⋅tion⋅al, rec⋅re⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [rek-ree-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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rec·re·a·tion·al   (rěk'rē-ā'shə-nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to recreation: recreational swimming.

  2. Of or relating to the occasional use, asserted not to be addictive, of narcotics: "You can't accept recreational drug use and expect to control the drug problem" (Lacy Thornburg).

rec're·a'tion·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

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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