holiday
/ˈhɒlədeɪ/
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Translation
A time when you do not work or go to school, often spent away from home.
Word origin
From Old English haligdaeg, meaning holy day, a religious day of rest and feasting.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- haligdaeg
- English cognates
- holy, day
Grammar
Gender
Pluralholidays
Examples
Spain July.
"Holiday" means a time away from work or school.
summer .
"Holidays" is the plural, meaning more than one holiday.
Monday .
Here "holiday" means a special day when people do not work.
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