recreation

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/ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

popular

chief, main

Reading novels has always been her main recreation during long winter evenings.

informal | physical | countryside, outdoor | indoor

RECREATION + NOUN

area, centre, facilities, ground, room

PREP

for ~

My family plays board games in the evening for recreation.

PHRASES

a form of recreation

Dancing has always been my favorite form of recreation after a long day at work.

a source of recreation

Reading books has always been a source of recreation for people of all ages.

Definitions

noun

Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess-play, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock […]

Mercury contents did not affect recreation persay but definitely could if found in fish tissue at high levels.

noun

The process of creating something again.

The result of this process.

Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — activity that refreshes and recreates

refreshment

noun — an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

diversion

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Mercury contents did not affect recreation persay but definitely could if found in fish tissue at high levels.

Wiktionary

Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]

Wiktionary

The master plan includes programs to provide employment as well as recreation.

Tatoeba · #20649

Every now and then, I play tennis for recreation.

Tatoeba · #38272

Skiing is a good form of recreation.

Tatoeba · #52303

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