Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: vacation
IPA transcription: [veɪk'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of vacation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vacation, holiday
    Meaning: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vacation, holiday
    Meaning: spend or take a vacation
Usage examples
  • After all, it was summer--and summer was supposed to be vacation time.
  • There goes Gilbert Blythe on his wheel . . . home for his vacation too, I suppose.
  • We was supposed to be horse drovers, and good decent citizens besides, taking a summer vacation.
  • Shortly after I joined this journal, he started out on a vacation, by his doctor's orders, and left no address.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording D. B. Cooper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, License CC BY-SA 4.0