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Word entry · 8 letters

vacation

Best crossword clue

"Break away from home"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/Part of speech noun, verbSorted aacinotvStarts with VEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Time away from work

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • We were on vacation in Florida this year.
  • Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.
  • The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Break away from home8 letters
02Travel break from work8 letters

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