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holidays

adverb hol·i·days \-lə-ˌdāz, British usually -lə-dēz\

Definition of HOLIDAYS

:  on holidays repeatedly :  on any holiday
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First Known Use of HOLIDAYS

circa 1961

Rhymes with HOLIDAYS

anyways, chrysoprase, color phase, cornerways, crème anglaise, hollandaise, Louis Seize, Louis Treize, lyonnaise, mayonnaise, metaphrase, nowadays, out of phase, overglaze, overgraze, paraphrase, photophase, polonaise, polyphase, single-phase, underglaze

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8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. holidays
  2. holiday
  3. bank holiday
  4. blindman's holiday
  5. busman's holiday
  6. half-holiday
  7. legal holiday
  8. national holiday
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