adv
Meaning 1
On holidays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
holidays
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noun
Meaning 2
plural of holiday
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
(usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, informal, plural, plural-only
Examples
- Where are you going for your holidays this year?
- We're on our holidays.
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noun
Meaning 4
The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, plural, plural-only
Examples
- Near-synonym: winter holiday
- Where will you be spending the holidays?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: winter holiday
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of holiday
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: feiertags — On holidays
- Polish: na wakacjach — On holidays
- French: Fêtes — the season
- Polish: wakacje — the season
- Spanish: navidades — the season
- Spanish: feriados — the season
- Spanish: fiestas — the season
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