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holiday

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Synonyms: holyday, oliday, holliday, holidam, soliday, holaday, goliday

Antonyms: holyday, oliday, holliday, holidam, soliday, holaday, goliday

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Noun

  1. A day on which a [[religious]] event or [[secular#English:_outside of religion|secular]] [[celebration]] is traditionally [[observe]]d.
  2. A day [[declared]] free from work by the [[state]] or [[government]].
  3. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK|Australia}} A period of one or more days taken off work for [[leisure]] and often [[travel]]; often plural.
  4. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK|Australia}} A period during which [[pupil]]s do not attend their [[school]]; often plural; rarely used for [[student]]s at [[university]] (usually: [[vacation]]).
  5. {{lb|en|finance}} A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
  6. A [[gap]] in [[coverage]], e.g. of [[paint]] on a [[surface]], or [[sonar]] [[imagery]].<ref>{{R:Dictionary.com}}</ref>

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To take a period of time away from work or study.
  2. {{lb|en|British|intransitive}} To spend a period of time in recreational travel.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{lb|en|US}} The [[holiday season]] or [[Christmas season]], especially when paired with a year.
  3. {{place|en|CDP|co/Pasco County|s/Florida|c/USA}}, named after Holiday Drive, a road. <ref>[https://www.topozone.com/florida/pasco-fl/city/holiday/ TopoZone: Holiday, Florida]</ref>
  4. {{place|en|comm|twp:pref/Zorra|co/Oxford County|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}.

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