vacance

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/vəˈkæns//vəˈkɑns/

noun

A vacation.

OriginMiddle French vacance ← Medieval Latin vacantia →
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Meanings

nounvacance (plural vacances)

plural vacances

  1. obsoleteA vacation.

    On the petition of the scholars of the grammar school of Cupar, on 6th August 1678, for a vacance, in order that they may 'recreate' themselves, and visit their friends, the council allow them a holiday till 23d September next.

    1876, James Grant, History of the Burgh and Parish Schools of Scotland, page 189

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinvacantia
  2. Middle Frenchvacance
  3. Englishvacance

From Middle French vacance, from Medieval Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacancy.

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APA

vacance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacance

MLA

“vacance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacance.

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