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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Recreation \Rec"re*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Re-creation \Re'-cre*a"tion\ (r?'kr?*?sh?n), noun [See {Re-create}.] A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
recreation
noun
1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: {diversion}]
2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: {refreshment}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
re-creation
noun: the act of creating again
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "recreation": amusement, bracer, bracing, cordial, disport, dissipation, distraction, diversion, divertisement, divertissement, ease, enjoyment, enlivenment, entertainment, exhilaration, frolic, fun, fun and games, hilarity, invigoration, jollity, mirth, passe-temps, pastime, pick-me-up, play, pleasure, reanimation, refection, refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration, relaxation, renewal, repose, revival, revivescence, revivescency, revivification, rollick, solace, sport, stimulation, tonic, vivification
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RECREATION, noun A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.
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