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   leisure

   /ˈlɛʒə/

   noun

   • 1. time when one is not working or occupied; free time: "people with too much enforced leisure"
   • ▪ use of free time for enjoyment: "increased opportunities for leisure"
   • ▪ opportunity afforded by free time to do something: "writers with enough leisure to practise their art"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French leisir, based on Latin licere ‘be allowed’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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