"holidays" in the noun sense
1. vacation, holiday
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"
2. holiday
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
"no mail is delivered on federal holidays"
"it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
"holidays" in the verb sense
1. vacation, holiday
spend or take a vacation
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