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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A day declared free from work by the government.
  • A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
  • An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/holiday (accessed: June 26, 2007).
  • A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.
  • A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
  • British A period taken off work or study for travel.

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Verb:

  • British To spend a period of time for travel.
  • To take a period of time away from work or study.

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