half-holiday

half-hol·i·day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf, hahf hol-i-dey]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/
- /hɑːf ˈhɒlədeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf, hahf hol-i-dey]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/

Definition of half-holiday word

noun half-holiday a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day. 1

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Origin of half-holiday

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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Parts of speech for Half-holiday

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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half-holiday popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.