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masculine

/reˈkɾeo/

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Translation

break, playtime, recreation

Word origin

From Latin recreare ('to restore, refresh'), from re- ('again') plus creare ('to create').

Origin
Latin
Root
recreare
English cognates
recreation, recreate

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrecreos

Examples

.

The children play in the yard during break.

.

Playtime lasts twenty minutes.

.

After break we have a maths lesson.

lectura .

Reading is his greatest recreation.

¡ !

The break has finally arrived!

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This word is part of lesson 100.