holiday
/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/
UK: /ˈhɒlɪdi/
holiday
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Definition
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
Etymology
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
Example Sentences
- "Today is a Wiccan holiday!"
- "Monday, January 18, was the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. In the morning I held a reception for the diplomatic representatives of other nations in the inner quadrangle at Georgetown, addressing them from the steps of Old North Building."
- "How much holiday are you allowed?"
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