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After consistent wins and earning «a decent hourly wage» while playing during his term holidays, he decided to try his hand at the game full-time after his studies ended, with the idea of doing it for a year. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Losing a loved one during the holidays is a very hard thing. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The way we spend our holidays is a formidable indicator of our quality of life. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Companies tell us to [buy] as much [shit as] [possible] on holidays. ❋ Dubiks (2019)
«[My favorite] part about [holidays] his how being single is considered a [disease].» ❋ Narslog26 (2009)
What are you doing on your holiday?
I think [I’ll take] off early at 5 today. What about you?
I think I may [go on] a [vacation] for the week.
What’s a ‘va cation’? ❋ Dirtygrandma (2018)
— «[Happy Holidays]!»
— «Yes, ‘Holiday’ is exactly the same thing as ‘vacation,’ you [blithering] twat. (Remind me never to speak to [yanks] again…)» ❋ LameyT (2006)
[You left] a couple of [holidays] on [the living room] ceiling. ❋ The Demon Prince (2006)
[my neighbor] packs severe heat and [i fear] hes going to [turn it on] us someday soon. ❋ Da Hood’ (2004)
[I LOVE] [HOLIDAYS] ❋ Lkjjhghj (2009)
[It’d] be considered a [borderline] [hate crime] to have a «Christmas sale», nowadays the PC term is «Holiday sale»! ❋ Piranha (2006)
If I hear «The [Little Drummer Boy]» one more time, I swear I’m going to snap. I didn’t mind this as a kid, but ever since I turned [fifteen], boy! I hate [the holidays]. ❋ Lady Chevalier (2005)
a) oh no another holiday is coming up which means that i’m gonna have to go waste more money on [crap-ass] presents and make sure we have plenty of [gramps’s] old hangover remedy
Can i get another amen
There’s a flag wrapped around a [score of men]
A gag
A plastic bag on a monument
i beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
this is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday ❋ A TRUE Green Day Fan (2004)
Other forms: holidays; holidaying; holidayed
A holiday celebrates a person, anniversary, religious belief or other occasion. You might observe the Indian holiday of Holi, and take a week off of work to celebrate with your family.
A holiday is an occasion recognized by the state or federal government and marked on calendars, like Thanksgiving in the United States. Most holidays are celebratory and fun, and just about all of them mean no work or school. You can also take a holiday, or vacation. Holiday comes from «holy» and «day,» meaning a religious festival, and the word was even pronounced that way until the sixteenth century.
Definitions of holiday
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noun
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
“we took a short
holiday in Puerto Rico”-
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vacation
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a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
“no mail is delivered on federal
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half-holiday
a day on which half is free from work or duty
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feast day, fete day
a day designated for feasting
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holy day, religious holiday
a day specified for religious observance
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Christmas Eve, Dec 24
the day before Christmas
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legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday
authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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Poppy Day, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday
the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated
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Ramanavami
Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama
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Mesasamkranti
Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries
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fast day
a day designated for fasting
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January 1, New Year’s, New Year’s Day
the first day of the year
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Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday
observed on the Monday closest to January 15
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Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashona, Rosh Hashonah
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
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Christian holy day
a religious holiday for Christians
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Jewish holy day
a religious holiday for Jews
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movable feast, moveable feast
a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years
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Presidents’ Day
the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington
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Decoration Day, Memorial Day
legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
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Fourth of July, Independence Day, July 4
a legal holiday in the United States
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Labor Day
first Monday in September in the United States and Canada
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Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12
a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
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Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision, January 1
(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st
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Dormition, Feast of Dormition
celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary’s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th
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Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas
a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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Boxing Day
first weekday after Christmas
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bank holiday
any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
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Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24
British, anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth
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Dominion Day, July 1
a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867
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14 July, Bastille Day
a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
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Armistice Day, November 11, Veterans Day, Veterans’ Day
a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans’ Day since 1954
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Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
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Victoria Day
a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th
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Id al-Fitr
a Muslim day of feasting at the end of Ramadan
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Feast of Sacrifice, Id al-Adha
the 10th day of Dhu’l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God’s ransom of Abraham’s son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity
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day
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
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verb
spend or take a vacation
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Some people think that going on a caravan holiday is a slightly more upscale version of camping. Let me assure you, it is much better than that. You know that you will have your creature comforts wherever you are. I never have to pack light, and I can put the kettle on in any location.
Margaret Beckett
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLIDAY
Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF HOLIDAY
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLIDAY
Holiday is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb holiday in English.
WHAT DOES HOLIDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Holiday
A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job being held or even personal choices. The concept of holidays has most often originated in connection with religious observances. The intention of a holiday was typically to allow individuals to tend to religious duties associated with important dates on the calendar. In most modern societies, however, holidays serve as much of a recreational function as any other weekend days or activities. In many societies there are important distinctions between holidays designated by governments and holidays designated by religious institutions.
Definition of holiday in the English dictionary
The first definition of holiday in the dictionary is a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation US and Canadian word: vacation. Other definition of holiday is a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc related adjective ferial. Holiday is also to spend a holiday.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLIDAY
PRESENT
Present
I holiday
you holiday
he/she/it holidays
we holiday
you holiday
they holiday
Present continuous
I am holidaying
you are holidaying
he/she/it is holidaying
we are holidaying
you are holidaying
they are holidaying
Present perfect
I have holidayed
you have holidayed
he/she/it has holidayed
we have holidayed
you have holidayed
they have holidayed
Present perfect continuous
I have been holidaying
you have been holidaying
he/she/it has been holidaying
we have been holidaying
you have been holidaying
they have been holidaying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I holidayed
you holidayed
he/she/it holidayed
we holidayed
you holidayed
they holidayed
Past continuous
I was holidaying
you were holidaying
he/she/it was holidaying
we were holidaying
you were holidaying
they were holidaying
Past perfect
I had holidayed
you had holidayed
he/she/it had holidayed
we had holidayed
you had holidayed
they had holidayed
Past perfect continuous
I had been holidaying
you had been holidaying
he/she/it had been holidaying
we had been holidaying
you had been holidaying
they had been holidaying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will holiday
you will holiday
he/she/it will holiday
we will holiday
you will holiday
they will holiday
Future continuous
I will be holidaying
you will be holidaying
he/she/it will be holidaying
we will be holidaying
you will be holidaying
they will be holidaying
Future perfect
I will have holidayed
you will have holidayed
he/she/it will have holidayed
we will have holidayed
you will have holidayed
they will have holidayed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been holidaying
you will have been holidaying
he/she/it will have been holidaying
we will have been holidaying
you will have been holidaying
they will have been holidaying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would holiday
you would holiday
he/she/it would holiday
we would holiday
you would holiday
they would holiday
Conditional continuous
I would be holidaying
you would be holidaying
he/she/it would be holidaying
we would be holidaying
you would be holidaying
they would be holidaying
Conditional perfect
I would have holiday
you would have holiday
he/she/it would have holiday
we would have holiday
you would have holiday
they would have holiday
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been holidaying
you would have been holidaying
he/she/it would have been holidaying
we would have been holidaying
you would have been holidaying
they would have been holidaying
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you holiday
we let´s holiday
you holiday
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
holidayed
Present Participle
holidaying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLIDAY
Synonyms and antonyms of holiday in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «HOLIDAY»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «holiday» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «holiday» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF HOLIDAY
Find out the translation of holiday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of holiday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holiday» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
假日
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
vacaciones
570 millions of speakers
English
holiday
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
छुट्टी
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
عُطْلَة
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
отдых
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
férias
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
vacances
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Percutian
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Urlaub
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
休暇
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
휴일
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Liburan
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
ngày nghỉ
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
सुट्टी
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
tatil
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
vacanza
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
urlop
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
канікули
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
vacanță
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
διακοπές
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
vakansie
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
semester
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
ferie
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of holiday
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLIDAY»
The term «holiday» is very widely used and occupies the 431 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «holiday» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of holiday
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «holiday».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLIDAY» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «holiday» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «holiday» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holiday
10 QUOTES WITH «HOLIDAY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word holiday.
What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape your entire experience.
A typical Seville shop reaches far along the street front, with many open doors, and a counter running the full length. Here ladies sit in pairs and groups, never singly, to cheapen fans and mantillas, while the smiling salesmen, cigarette in hand, shrug and gesticulate and give back banter for banter as gayly as if it were all a holiday frolic.
Some people think that going on a caravan holiday is a slightly more upscale version of camping. Let me assure you, it is much better than that. You know that you will have your creature comforts wherever you are. I never have to pack light, and I can put the kettle on in any location.
Halloween is fun, but it wasn’t always my favorite holiday. I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.
My father was in the civil service. I can remember standing in a bus shelter in the pouring rain, and that we were allowed candy floss at the end of the holiday if we had behaved.
It’s very hard to respect people on holiday — everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity — but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it’s a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant.
My mother is the sort of woman who not only can raise a chicken and roast it to moist perfection but, as she proved to my openmouthed sister and me on a family holiday to Morocco when we were very young, can barter for one in a market, kill it, pluck it, and then cook it to perfection.
I grew up in a city, I’m a city person — I go on holiday and I’m bored.
There’s something about a holiday that isn’t all about how much money you spend.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLIDAY»
Discover the use of holiday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holiday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Holiday is a book of poems chiseled into both public and private calendar markers, where the unfinished self seeks, desperately and defiantly, resolution through either completion or negation.
The events of this novel take place on a single day in the southern town of Nazareth, a day so punishingly hot that Virginia Hade gives her father’s black workers a holiday from work at the request of the black overseer, John Cloud.
This is an extremely subtle story, a consummate portrait of English provincial life told with all Stanley Middleton’s artistry and depth of feeling. It was joint winner of the Booker Prize in 1974.
The tales in this magnificent collection celebrate the holidays in 19th-century New York City and features stories by Judith McNaught, Jude Devereaux, Jill Barnett, and Arnette Lamb. Reissue.
Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught, Arnette Lamb, 2005
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Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Because I’m tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I’m going to explain exactly how the media really works.
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Busman’s Holiday: (three-act Play)
«Provocative drama about a young and idealistic newspaperman who tried to buck the Marcos-controlled media and is brutally murdered».
This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife.
This graph art activity book is a compilation of holiday pictures which are designed to fit graph paper squares. The child colors in the squares on graph paper according to the direction sheet, and a mystery picture appears.
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Billie Holiday: A Biography
Presents a biography of the African American woman who, despite a turbulent life, became one of the most famous singers in the history of jazz.
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On Holiday: A History of Vacationing
Beginning his cultural journey among some 18th-century pioneers of tourism, Lofgren takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of «learning to be a tourist» have shaped our own ways of vacationing.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLIDAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holiday is used in the context of the following news items.
Women find holiday planning and travel more stressful than male …
Revealed: Women find holiday planning and travel to be far more stressful than their male partners (and why it’s all down to a perceived lack of … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Holiday complaints: what to do when travel goes wrong — Telegraph
I also assume that you don’t need any help in having a good time. It’s when things go wrong that they risk ruining your holiday. So here is our … «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
‘I doubted my Turkish holiday romance would last but even incurable …
Kelly O’Neil had read all the stories in magazines – heartbroken British women who’d gone on holiday, fallen in love with a local only for it to … «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind A Retailer’s Made-Up Holiday …
Amazon is not the first to try launching its own shopping holiday. Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba manufactured its own event in 2009 … «Forbes, Jul 15»
Feeling the heat, Iraq declares Thursday a holiday — Al Arabiya News
The announcement effectively brings forward a public holiday at the end of Ramadan. The Eid al-Fitr holiday is due to start by Saturday, and … «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
Louise Redknapp shares holiday picture from Palma with Jamie and …
Louise, 40, and the boys showed off their holiday glow by Day 4 when they huddled in for a cute group shot after dinner in one Balearic Islands … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Welcome To Marketing Land’s Holiday Retailer, 2015 Edition!
Marketing Land reporters and expert contributors will once again help e-commerce marketers make the absolute most of the crucial holiday … «Marketing Land, Jul 15»
How to Be an MP is UK politicians’ top holiday reading — The Guardian
Advising on everything from “how to sympathise” with constituents to “how to stay married”, Paul Flynn’s practical guide, How to Be an MP, … «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Looking for holiday romance? Head to Seattle for the best-looking …
The best things to do on holiday (and there isn’t a sunbed in sight) · Is THIS the world’s best hotel? … Save up to 85% on phone calls on holiday … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
State parks draw record holiday weekend crowds — Kare 11
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state parks drew record crowds on the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and park officials say there are still … «KARE, Jul 15»
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 hol•i•day /ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
v. [no obj]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 hol•i•day
adj.
v.i.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: holiday /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ -dɪ/ n
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
- noun A religious feast day; a holy day.
- noun Chiefly British A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.
- intransitive verb To pass a holiday or vacation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make holiday; go pleasuring; waste time in play.
- noun A consecrated day; a religious anniversary; a day set apart for commemorating some important event or in honor of some person.
- noun An occasion of joy and gaiety.
- noun A day of exemption from labor, or of recreation and amusement; a day or a number of days during which ordinary occupations are suspended, either by an individual or by a community.
- noun Nautical, a spot carelessly left uncoated in tarring or painting a ship or its appurtenances.
- Pertaining to a festival; befitting a holiday; cheerful; joyous; hence, suited only to a holiday; dainty; not fitted for serious action or life.
- noun The Christmas season.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay.
- adjective Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion.
- noun A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See holyday.
- noun A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day.
- noun (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
- noun any fixed or usual period for relaxation or festivity; especially, Christmas and New Year’s day with the intervening time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
- noun A day declared free from work by the government.
- noun A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
- noun A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.
- noun A period taken off work or study for travel.
- verb To take a period of time away from work or study.
- verb UK To spend a period of time for travel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
- verb spend or take a vacation
- noun a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English holidai, holy day, from Old English hālig dæg : hālig, holy; see holy + dæg, day; see day.]
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holy + day
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«Use of the term ‘holiday tree’ is a continuation of past practice, and does not represent a change of course on my part,» he said in a statement.
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The word holiday comes from the pairing of the words holy and day.
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The word holiday comes from the pairing of the words holy and day.
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Great therefore was his astonishment and delight when on the evening before the term holiday Railsford put his head into the study and said —
The Master of the Shell
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Chafee also notes that previous governors have used the term «holiday» tree.
Yahoo! News: Business — Opinion
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The word holiday comes from the pairing of the words holy and day.
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Chafee also notes previous governors have used the term «holiday» tree.
KansasCity.com: Front Page
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The word holiday originally came from Holy Day, and the root meaning of holy goes back to the Middle English holi, a variation of Old English hālig, hāleg or hāl, which translates to whole.
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Dozen Daily Deals for — Filed under: Deals ‘Tis the season shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday).
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A Dozen Daily Deals — Filed under: Deals ‘Tis the season to start shopping until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday).
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