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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
holiday
/ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/
noun1 of 2
day when people don't go to work or school
- “As a kid, I was never bored in the holidays.”Tatoeba
- “Enjoy your holiday and stop forcing it on everyone else.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To take a period of time away from work or study.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)