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   Hol·i·day

   /ˈhäləˌdā/

   

   noun

   • 1. a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done: "December 25 is an official public holiday"
   • ▪ characteristic of a holiday; festive: "a holiday atmosphere"
   • ▪ an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling; a vacation: "I spent my summer holidays on a farm"

   verb

   • 1. spend a holiday in a specified place: British "he is holidaying in Italy"

   Word Origin Old Englishhāligdæg ‘holy day’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • L

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   • D

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   • A

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