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vacation

Main Entry:: ¹va·ca·tion
Pronunciation:: \vā-ˈkā-shən, və-\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English vacacioun, from Anglo-French vacacion, from Latin vacation-, vacatio freedom, exemption, from vacare
Date:: 14th century

1: a respite or a time of respite from something : intermission2 a: a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended b: a period of exemption from work granted to an employee3: a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation <had a restful vacation at the beach>4: an act or an instance of vacating

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