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vacance

  • /vəˈkæns/
  • /vəˈkɑns/

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

noun vacances

  1. obsolete A 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.

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"vacance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vacance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"vacance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vacance.

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@misc{vacance_2026,
  title = {vacance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vacance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}