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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)
- 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)
- The process of recreating something.
- 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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spree
English
Etymology
Unknown. Some theories listed at Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “spree”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sp?i?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
spree (plural sprees)
- (in combination) Uninhibited activity.
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 27:
- (dated) A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
- Synonym: carousal
Usage notes
Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.
Derived terms
- killing spree
- shooting spree
- shopping spree
Translations
Verb
spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)
- (intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.
- Synonym: carouse
Further reading
- “spree”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “spree”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Anagrams
- Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere
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