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1
activity engaged in to amuse oneself
- what do people in this jerkwater town do for relaxation?
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- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- romping
- devilment,
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- hanky-panky,
- hob,
- impishness,
- jinks,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- rascality,
- roguishness,
- waggery
- buffoonery,
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- tomfoolery
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2
freedom from activity or labor
- meditating in a state of total relaxation
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The first known use of relaxation was in 1548
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