half-holiday

[ haf-hol-i-dey, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ, ˈhɑf- /

noun

a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day.

Origin of half-holiday

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby half-holiday

half-glasses, half-grown, half-hardy, halfhearted, half hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half hose, half-hour, halfhourly, half-human

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Example sentences from the Web for half-holiday

I had handed him quite large profits that morning; so I ventured to ask for a half-holiday.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various
Yet a more entertaining way of spending a half-holiday—having regard to current taste—it should be difficult to imagine.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells
"Of course we're to have a half-holiday this afternoon," began Opal.
A Fortunate Term|Angela Brazil
They are out on pleasure, but manifestly they have their task too; it is not quite holiday, only half-holiday with them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843|Various

The next day being a half-holiday for Kane, he did not reach the shop until afternoon.
Under the Redwoods|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for half-holiday

half holiday

noun

a day of which either the morning or the afternoon is a holiday

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单词	half-holiday
释义	half-holiday [ haf-hol-i-dey, hahf- ] / ˈhæfˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ, ˈhɑf- / noun a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day. Origin of half-holiday First recorded in 1545–55 Words nearby half-holiday half-glasses, half-grown, half-hardy, halfhearted, half hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half hose, half-hour, halfhourly, half-human Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half-holiday I had handed him quite large profits that morning; so I ventured to ask for a half-holiday. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865\|Various Yet a more entertaining way of spending a half-holiday—having regard to current taste—it should be difficult to imagine. Certain Personal Matters\|H. G. Wells "Of course we're to have a half-holiday this afternoon," began Opal. A Fortunate Term\|Angela Brazil They are out on pleasure, but manifestly they have their task too; it is not quite holiday, only half-holiday with them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843\|Various The next day being a half-holiday for Kane, he did not reach the shop until afternoon. Under the Redwoods\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for half-holiday half holiday noun a day of which either the morning or the afternoon is a holiday Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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