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holiday

noun verb

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
H
Ends with
Y
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhɒlɪdeɪ

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

    “we get two weeks of vacation every summer”

noun

  1. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

    “no mail is delivered on federal holidays”

verb

  1. spend or take a vacation

In context

Example Sentences

we get two weeks of vacation every summer
we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
no mail is delivered on federal holidays
it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover

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