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va·ca·tion

V0001800 (vā-kā′shən, və-)n.1. A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.2. a. A holiday.b. A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.3. The act or an instance of vacating.intr.v. va·ca·tioned, va·ca·tion·ing, va·ca·tions To take or spend a vacation.

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[Middle English vacacioun, from Old French vacation, from Latin vacātiō, vacātiōn-, freedom from occupation, from vacātus, past participle of vacāre, to be empty, at leisure; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]

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va·ca′tion·er, va·ca′tion·eer′ (-shə-nîr′) n.

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vacationing - the act of taking a vacation leisure - freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"busman's holiday - a holiday where you do the same things you do at workcaravanning - the practice of taking holidays in a caravan