English > holiday: 3 senses > noun 2, time| Meaning | A day on which work is suspended by law or custom. |
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| Examples | - "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"
- "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
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| Narrower | Christmas Eve, Dec 24 | The day before Christmas |
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| Mesasamkranti | Hindu solar holiday at the beginning of the new astrological year when the sun enters the constellation Aries |
| Ramanavami | Hindu lunar holiday (on the 9th day of Caitra) to celebrate the birth of Rama |
| Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Poppy Day | The Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated |
| feast day, fete day | A day designated for feasting |
| half-holiday | A day on which half is free from work or duty |
| legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday | authorized by law and limiting work or official business |
| religious holiday, holy day | A day specified for religious observance |
| Broader | day | A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance |
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| Spanish | día de fiesta, día festivo, festividad, fiesta, vacaciones |
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| Catalan | dia de festa, dia festiu |
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