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vacation

How many syllables in vacation?

  3 syllables

Divide vacation into syllables:   va-ca-tion
Stressed syllable in vacation:   va-ca-tion
How to pronounce vacation:   vay-cay-shen
How to say vacation:

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Define vacation



noun
  1. Holiday
  2. Time off
  3. A period of no work
  4. A time for recreation
  5. To go away from home to relax

verb
  1. To take time off
  2. To not work
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Synonyms for vacation


1 syllable
  • break
  • rest
  • trip
  • leave
  • stay
2 syllables
  • escape
  • not work
  • relax
  • time off
  • furlough
  • recess
  • retreat
  • visit
3 syllables
  • holiday
    4 syllables

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    What rhymes with vacation

    1 syllable
    • corp
      2 syllables
      • Haitian
      • ration
      • nation
      • station
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
      6 syllables
      7 syllables
      8 syllables
      9 syllables
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