feriation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ferior (“to keep holiday”), from feriae (“holidays”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɹiˈeɪʃən/, /fɪəɹiˈeɪʃən/ === Noun === feriation (uncountable) (obsolete) A holiday or break from work or effort. === References === “feriation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.