holiday

1. Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure (synset 115162842)
   "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
   is a type of: leisure, leisure time - time available for ease and relaxation
   subtypes:

   • half-term - a short vacation about halfway through a school term
   • vac, vacay - informal term for vacation
   • field day, outing, picnic - a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
   • honeymoon - a holiday taken by a newly married couple
   • paid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
   same as: vacation
2. A day on which work is suspended by law or custom (synset 115208263)
   "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
   is a type of: day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
   subtypes:

   • half-holiday - a day on which half is free from work or duty
   • feast day, fete day - a day designated for feasting
   • holy day, religious holiday - a day specified for religious observance
   • christmas eve, dec 24 - the day before Christmas
   • legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
   • poppy day, remembrance day, remembrance sunday - the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated
   • ramanavami - Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama
   • mesasamkranti - Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries

1. Spend or take a vacation (synset 202714581)
   is a type of: pass, spend - use up a period of time in a specific way
   subtypes: honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage
   same as: vacation

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