Holiday and Suspension

Holiday

Holiday noun - A period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended.

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Suspension and holiday are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspension" instead a noun "Holiday".

Nearby Words: holidayed, holidaying

Suspension noun - A state of temporary inactivity.

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Holiday and suspension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Holiday" instead a noun "Suspension".

long	long holiday	long suspension
short	short holiday	short suspension
entire	entire holiday	entire suspension
new	new holiday	new suspension
Other adjectives: general, modern, paid.

Gardening Leave: A type of forced holiday sometimes used to keep people away from the office in between handing in their notice and their contract actually ending, or when a public servant is threatened with demotion or suspension, for example, in 'Yes Prime Minister'.

Source: Useful Notes / British English

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