Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

school holiday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: school hol-i-day
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time period for which a school is closed.

Example Sentences

"Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!"

Inflected Forms

school holidays (plural)

Questions

What does school holiday mean?: Any time period for which a school is closed.

How to pronounce school holiday

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