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recess(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
3
bank holiday(noun, expression, idiom)
3
rejoicing(noun, play, pleasure, excitement, sport)
3
remembrance(noun, celebration, rite)
3
rite(noun, rite)
3
absence
3
breather(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
3
carousal(noun, celebration)
3
celebratory(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
3
departure(noun, authority, authorization, consent, permission)
3
downtime(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
3
feast day(noun, expression, idiom, celebration, commemoration)
3
few days off(noun, time)
3
go-to-meeting(adjective, fun, celebration, fete)
3
jolly(adjective, pleasant, friendly, warm, happy)
3
joyful(adjective, happy, merry, fun, cheerful)
3
layoff(noun, break, time, trip, leave)
3
leave of absence(noun, expression, idiom, break, quiet)
3
memorialization(noun, celebration)
3
pause(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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