"vacation" Definition

Definitions for the word "vacation" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as, the spring vacation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 fixed holiday period, esp. In universities and lawcourts. 2 us holiday. 3 vacating or being vacated. v. Us take a holiday. [latin: related to *vacate]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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