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- US Pronunciation
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- [vey-key-shuh n, vuh-]
- /veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [vey-key-shuh n, vuh-]
- /veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və-/
Definitions of prevacation word
- noun prevacation a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now. 1
- noun prevacation a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended. 1
- noun prevacation freedom or release from duty, business, or activity. 1
- noun prevacation an act or instance of vacating. 1
- verb without object prevacation to take or have a vacation: to vacation in the Caribbean. 1
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Origin of prevacation
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin vacātiōn- (stem of vacātiō freedom from something; see vacate, -ion); replacing Middle English vacacioun < Anglo-French
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Parts of speech for Prevacation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prevacation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prevacation usage trend in Literature
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