English Explanatory Dictionary

vacist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɑː.kɪst/ /ˈvæk.ɪst/

Word forms

vacist vacists

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English vacation English vac(ation) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vacist From vac(ation) + -ist. Doublet of vacationist.

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