Etymology

recreation

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Today it means: Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates. Full definition →

Middle English recreacion ← Middle French recreacion ← Old French recreacion
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recreation · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromrecreātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromrecreacion
  3. Middle French · derived fromrecreacion
  4. Middle English · inherited fromrecreacion
  5. English todayrecreation

From Middle English recreacion, from Middle French recreacion, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreātiō.

recreation · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromrecreacion
  2. English todayrecreation

From Middle English recreacion; equivalent to re- + creation.

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