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holiday
1[hol-i-dey]
noun
a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
any day of exemption from work (working day ).
Synonyms: ,a time or period of exemption from any requirement, duty, assessment, etc..
New businesses may be granted a one-year tax holiday.
a religious feast day; holy day, especially any of several usually commemorative holy days observed in Judaism.
Chiefly British.Sometimes holidays. a period of cessation from work or one of recreation; vacation.
an unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.
adjective
of or relating to a festival; festive; joyous.
a holiday mood.
suitable for a holiday.
holiday attire.
verb (used without object)
Chiefly British.to vacation.
to holiday at the seaside.
Holiday
2[hol-i-dey]
noun
Billie Lady Day, 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
holiday
1/ -dɪ, ˈɒɪˌɪ /
noun
(often plural)
US and Canadian word: vacation.a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation
( as modifier )
a holiday mood
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc
verb
(intr) to spend a holiday
Holiday
2/ ˈɒɪˌɪ /
noun
Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915–59, US jazz singer
Other 51Թ Forms
- preholiday adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of holiday1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
If you want to combine a music festival with a sunshine holiday then this could be your best bet.
Schools were closed on Monday for a bank holiday, and Tuesday was his first day back.
The family, from the Isle of Bute, started Calum's Cabin to provide holiday facilities for children undergoing cancer treatment and their families.
That has prompted worries that we could be facing another period of sharply higher energy prices, leading to a bout of higher prices for everything from petrol and food to holidays.
Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.
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