hol´i|day´er

hol´i|day´er
hol|i|day «HOL uh day», noun, adjective, verb.
–n.
1. a day when one does not work; day for pleasure and enjoyment: »

New Year's is a holiday for everyone.

2. a day fixed by law on which ordinary business is suspended, usually in honor of a famous event or person: »

The Fourth of July is a holiday in the United States.

3. Often, holidays. a vacation; period of rest or recreation: »

He is spending his holidays camping.

4. a holy day; religious festival.
–adj.
of or suited to a holiday: »

holiday clothes.

–v.i.
to spend a holiday or vacation: »

We holidayed in Great Britain last summer.

[Old English hāligdæg holy day]
hol´i|day´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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