vacation
English meaning: Vacation
Definition
Freedom from some business or activity.
Example
“The whole family is going on vacation to the coast next week.”
Another example: “They rented a cottage by the sea for their summer vacation.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Chiefly North American for an extended period of leisure travel or time off ('on vacation', 'summer vacation'); British English usually says 'holiday'. Also a formal/legal noun meaning the act of vacating ('the vacation of the premises').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'vacatio' (freedom, exemption), from 'vacare' (to be empty, free); the 'leisure travel' sense is chiefly American, from the 19th century.
Related Words
- vacations
- resorts
- rental
- resort
- destination
- holidays
- homes
- spot
- holiday
- trip
Common Collocations
- summer vacation
- go on vacation
- family vacation
- vacation rental
- paid vacation
- dream vacation
Word Forms
vacation (n & v); vacations; vacationed; vacationing
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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