An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
We were on vacation in Florida this year.
An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.
A user's enforced absence from the Steam video-gaming service and its community, as a result of being banned for cheating.
To spend or take a vacation.
This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
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