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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr L. vacatio a being free from
a duty, service, etc., fr vacare. See {Vacate}.]
1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as the
vacation of an office or a charter.
2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office;
a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
It was not in his nature, however, at least till
years had chastened it to take any vacation from
controversy. --Palfrey.
Hence specifically:
a (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space
of time between the end of one term and the beginning
of the next nonterm; recess. ``With lawyers in the
vacation.'' --Shak.
b The intermission of the regular studies and exercises
of an educational institution between terms; holidays;
as the spring vacation.
c The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the
time when a see or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vacation
n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
[syn: {holiday}]
2: the act of making something legally void
v : spend or take a vacation [syn: {holiday}]
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