recreation

  • 11ReCreation — RéCréation RéCréation est un album de reprises plus ou moins techno/dance de Florent Pagny, paru en 1999. Disque : 1 Les parfums de sa vie (je l ai tant aimée) (Art Mengo) Pars (Jacques Higelin) SOS Amor (Alain Bashung) Requiem pour un con… …

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  • 12recreation — Ⅰ. recreation [1] ► NOUN ▪ enjoyable leisure activity. DERIVATIVES recreational adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from recreare create again, renew . Ⅱ. recreation [2] ► …

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  • 13recreation — [rek΄rē ā′shən] n. [ME recreacioun < MFr recreation < L recreatio: see RECREATE] 1. refreshment in body or mind, as after work, by some form of play, amusement, or relaxation 2. any form of play, amusement, or relaxation used for this… …

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  • 14Recreation — Rec re*a tion ( ? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]cr[ e]ation, L. recreatio.] The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15Recreation [1] — Recreation (v. lat.), 1) Erholung; 2) Ergötzung, Ergötzlichkeit …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 16Recreation [2] — Recreation, eine der Gesellschaftsinseln (südöstliches Polynesien), ist bewohnt, bringt Zuckerrohr, Cocosnüsse u. Feigen …

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  • 17Recreation — Recreation, lat. deutsch, Erholung, Ergötzung …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 18recreation — index enjoyment (pleasure), reform, rehabilitation, revival Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19recreation — (n.) late 14c., refreshment or curing of a person, refreshment by eating, from O.Fr. recreacion (13c.), from L. recreationem (nom. recreatio) recovery from illness, noun of action from pp. stem of recreare to refresh, restore, from re again (see… …

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  • 20recreation — amusement, diversion, entertainment (see under AMUSE) Analogous words: relaxation, repose, ease (see REST): play, sport, frolic, rollick (see under PLAY vb): *mirth, jollity, hilarity …

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