Holidays
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Holidays is a noun meaning plural of holiday.
Meaning
plural of holiday.
More Meanings
- (informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home.
- (Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of holiday
- On holidays.
Example Sentences
We're on our holidays.
Near-synonym: winter holiday
Where will you be spending the holidays?
Where are you going for your holidays this year?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vacation, trips, weekends, celebration, festive, leave.
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