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noun
- A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
- A day declared free from work by the government.
- A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
- A period taken off work or study for travel.
- An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.<ref>Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/holiday (accessed: June 26, 2007).</ref>
Translations: - German: de(de, Urlaub, m}}, Pl. {{t+)Ferien
- Spanish: vacación(es)f
- French: vacance(fr)f
- Italian: vacanza(it)f
verb
- To take a period of time away from work or study.
- To spend a period of time for travel.
(trans-top, to take a period of time away from work or study)
- Finnish: lomailla
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, to spend a period of time for travel)
- Finnish: matkustella
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: holy + day
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