vacation
/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "We were on vacation in Florida this year."
- "Schoolchildren are on vacation this week."
- "The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents."
- "The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations."
- "This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: vacation, vacacioun, vacacion, vacātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Obsolete
- Intransitive verb
- Slang