different between celebration vs vacation

English

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l??b?ei??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: cel?e?bra?tion

Noun

celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)

1. The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
2. The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
3. The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
4. A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:celebration

Related terms

• celebrant
• celebrat
• celebrator
• celebrity
• celebrate

Translations

Anagrams

• eniclobrate

English

Etymology

From Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vac?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v??ke??(?)n/, /ve??ke??(?)n/
• (US) enPR: v?-k?'sh?n, IPA^(key): /ve??ke???n/, /v??ke??(?)n/
• Rhymes: -e???n, -e??n
• Hyphenation: va?ca?tion

Noun

vacation (countable and uncountable, plural vacations)

1. Freedom from some business or activity. [from 14th c.]
2. (obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity. [15th-17th c.]
3. A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. [from 15th c.]
4. (Canada, US) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure. [from 19th c.]
5. The act of vacating something; moving out. [from 19th c.]

6. (US, law) The act of making legally void.

Synonyms

• (freedom from some activity): holiday (UK)
• (free time given over to a specific purpose): annulment, revocation
• (a stretch of leisure time away from work): holiday (UK); see also Thesaurus:vacation
• (act of vacating something): departure, moveout

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

vacation (third-person singular simple present vacations, present participle vacationing, simple past and past participle vacationed)

1. (intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

   This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.

Synonyms

• (Britain) go on holiday
• go on vacation
• holiday

Translations

Related terms

• vacate

Anagrams

• Octavian

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ka.sj??/

Noun

vacation f (plural vacations)

1. (law) session

Further reading

• “vacation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).