Vacation

va·ca·tion

(vā-kā'shən, və-)    n.   A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee. A holiday. A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities. Archaic 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. [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.] va·ca'tion·er, va·ca'tion·eer' (-shə-nîr') n.

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