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Feriation

Feriation \Fe`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. feriari to keep holiday, fr. ferie holidays.] The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work. [Obs.]
--Sir T. Browne.

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feriation

n. (context obsolete English) The observation of a holiday; cessation from work.