Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy holidays

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py hol-i-days
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"In the United States people say Happy Holidays to include all people on the earth: the Jewish people Celebrating Hanukah, Africans celebrating Kwanza, Middle Eastern people celebrating Eid, Christians celebrating Christmas, […]"
"Madeleine Mayfair, What Should I Write? 101 Holiday Wishes for Greeting Cards Season's greetings and happy holidays!"

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

happy holidays ! (canonical)

Phrases

Merry Christmas season's greetings

Frequently Paired Words

Merry Christmas season's greetings

Questions

What does happy holidays mean?: A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

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