holiday
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːləˌdeɪ/
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día festivo
- Labor Day is celebrated as a holiday to honor workers' contributions.
- national holiday
- bank holiday
- holiday season
Each commencement day was a holiday of annual joy in learning.
- Each commencement day was a holiday of annual joy in learning.
- Not just any holiday and then left in a huff.
- And then a catastrophe happens over a holiday in Spain.
Examples
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OK, let's get in to the holiday spirit of giving.
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Obviously we have the Christmas holiday coming up and New Year's.
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Fourth of July is a big holiday for us.
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What better way to say happy holidays than with Weird Al tickets?
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And yes, happy holidays everyone, love you guys.
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Every year around the holidays, I watched this video.
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As we approach the holiday season, fish becomes holiday food for many Catholics.
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More airplane flights are booked during this holiday period than at any other time of the year.
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I hoped we'd get together for the holidays, say Christmas.
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It's the holidays, buddy.
Synonyms
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A public day when most shops and government offices close across the whole country
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A day when offices and shops are closed by law for most people
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A public holiday when banks and many shops and offices close
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A day that the law says people do not work and offices are closed
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Compounds
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A public day when most shops and government offices close across the whole country
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One of the two most important Jewish holy days, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, that Jews observe seriously
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Etymology
Holiday comes from holy + day, a day set apart for worship or a special custom. That's why a holiday became a public day when most people do not have to work.