Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long vacation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: long -va-ca-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The university break between the end of one academic year in June and the start of the next in October.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, vacation.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of long vacation.

Etymology

long + vacation.

Inflected Forms

long vacations (plural)

Phrases

long vac Long Vacation term

Questions

What does long vacation mean?: The university break between the end of one academic year in June and the start of the next in October.
Where does long vacation come from?: long + vacation.

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