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holiday

1 holiday /ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/ noun
plural holidays
1 holiday
/ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/
noun
plural holidays
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOLIDAY
[count] : a special day of celebration : a day when most people do not have to work
often used before another noun
◊ In U.S. English, the holiday season and the holidays refer to the time from November until the beginning of January during which many holidays are celebrated.
see also bank holiday, legal holiday
British : vacation
[noncount]
[count]
often plural
2 holiday /ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/ verb
holidays; holidayed; holidaying
2 holiday
/ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/ Brit /ˈhɒlədi/
verb
holidays; holidayed; holidaying
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOLIDAY
[no object] British
: to spend a holiday in or at a particular place : vacation