holiday vs public holiday

public holiday vs holiday

holiday and public holiday both are nouns.

holiday is a verb but public holiday is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holiday	Yes	No	Yes	No
public holiday	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public holiday is a hyponym of holiday; that is, public holiday is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holiday:

holiday: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
public holiday: authorized by law and limiting work or official business

Other hyponyms of holiday include half-holiday, feast day, fete day, holy day, religious holiday, Christmas Eve, Dec 24, legal holiday, national holiday, Poppy Day, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Ramanavami, Mesasamkranti.

holiday (noun)	public holiday (noun)
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure	authorized by law and limiting work or official business
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

holiday (verb)	public holiday (verb)
spend or take a vacation

Difference between holiday and public holiday

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