What is the meaning of holiday?

noun

  • Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.
    • usage: "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
  • A day on which work is suspended by law or custom.
    • usage: "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

verb

  • Spend or take a vacation.
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