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Definition holiday

Etymology

From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, hali?dei, from Old English h?li?dæ? (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy +‎ day. Cognate with West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).

Noun

holiday (plural holidays)

1. A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
2. A day declared free from work by the state or government.
3. (chiefly Britain) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural (US English: vacation).
4. (chiefly Britain) (US English: vacation) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
5. A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.

Verb

holiday (third-person singular simple present holidays, present participle holidaying, simple past and past participle holidayed) (chiefly Britain)

1. To take a period of time away from work or study.
2. (Britain) To spend a period of time for travel.

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