"antiholiday" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more antiholiday [comparative], most antiholiday [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + holiday. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|holiday}} anti- + holiday Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiholiday (comparative more antiholiday, superlative most antiholiday)
  1. Opposing or taking a negative view of the holiday season.
    Sense id: en-antiholiday-en-adj-e~6POXW1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17

Noun

Forms: antiholidays [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + holiday. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|holiday}} anti- + holiday Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiholiday (plural antiholidays)
  1. A holiday celebrated as a form of opposition to normal or regular holidays.
    Sense id: en-antiholiday-en-noun-p4lfIUUU

Inflected forms

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