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recreation

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French récréation, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreatio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /??k?i?e???n/
  • (US) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /??k?i?e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recreation (countable and uncountable, plural recreations)

  1. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
Synonyms
  • leisure
Derived terms
Related terms
  • recreate
Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? creation

Alternative forms

  • re-creation

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /?i?k?i?e???n/
  • (US) enPR: r?-kr?-??sh?n, IPA(key): /?i?k?i?e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

recreation (plural recreations)

  1. The process of recreating something.
  2. The result of this process.
Usage notes

Hyphenated form re-creation avoids confusion with more common other sense.

Related terms
  • recreate
Translations

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buffoonery

English

Etymology

buffoon +? -ery

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /b??fu?n??i/

Noun

buffoonery (countable and uncountable, plural buffooneries)

  1. The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
    • before 1891: P.T. Barnum, quoted in The Life of Phineas T. Barnum [1]
      The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries.

Translations

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