Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to recreation.
- adjective Of or relating to the occasional use of drugs for pleasure or intoxication.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or conducing to recreation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Used for
recreation , for fun or pleasure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective engaged in as a pastime
- adjective of or relating to recreation
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Examples
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That is to say, the term recreational activities need not exclusively mean athletics such as running or team sports.
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In dolphins, what we call recreational sex may have other social consequences unrelated to sex, such as establishing dominance or solidifying alliances.
Jeff Schweitzer: In Defense of Marriage, and Other Hopeless Causes 2010
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It's just about the amount of bandwidth taken up by what they call recreational sites, particularly ones that have a lot of streaming video.
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It's just about the amount of bandwidth taken up by what they call recreational sites, particularly ones that have a lot of streaming video.
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They apparently hoped to shed the inherent stigma associated with gambling activities and transform gambling into what they classify as recreational entertainment.
Hawaii Reporter Malia Hill 2010
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Even though Mezzo is a longtime youth sports coach and an advocate for recreational sports, he does not believe Gunntown can solve what he calls a recreational field space crunch in the borough.
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Even though Mezzo is a longtime youth sports coach and an advocate for recreational sports, he does not believe Gunntown can solve what he calls a recreational field space crunch in the borough.
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BTW, I hate these machines when used in recreational fashion too close to other fishermen.
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BTW, I hate these machines when used in recreational fashion too close to other fishermen.
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He says the striped bass has a unique history that resulted from a boom in recreational fishing after the second world war.
Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City Aram Roston 2010
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