Vacation Meaning
/vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
nounAn extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
Sentence Examples
The vacation is over now.
I can't wait to go on a vacation.
They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She took a wonderful week-long ____ last week to relax on the beach.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They are planning to take a long and relaxing ____ to the mountains this summer to escape the city noise today.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations."
— 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She took a wonderful week-long ____ last week to relax on the beach.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They are planning to take a long and relaxing ____ to the mountains this summer to escape the city noise today.