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Etymology
From OF. leisir (French loisir), substantive use of a verb, from L. licere|lic�re �be permitted�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�l���/
audio|en-us-leisure.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-leisure.ogg|Audio (UK)
:rhymes|���(r), rhymes|i���(r)

Noun
wikipedia
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1. freedom|Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
2. time|Time free from work or duties.

#* 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 1.
#*: This is why the mathematical arts were founded in Egypt; for there the priestly caste was allowed to be at leisure.

Related terms
leisurely

See also
ease

Translations
trans-top|freedom provided
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Russian: до��г (dosúg) m
Scots: leisur
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trans-top|time free
German: Freizeit f
Portuguese: ócio m
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Russian: до��г (dosúg) m, �вободное в�ем� (svobódnoje vr'ém'a) n
Scots: leisur
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trans-top|to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: ocio m
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Category:Pronunciations wildly different across the pond

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hu:leisure
ru:leisure
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te:leisure
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