recreation

4 definitions • 7 examples

(a way of) enjoying yourself when you are not working:

His favourite recreations are golf and playing Scrabble.

Emma's only form of recreation seems to be shopping.

the act of making something exist or happen again:

a recreation of one of the most famous events in history

The evening will be devoted to stand-up comedy, not the re-creation of classic skits.

something that has been made or done to be the same as something that happened or existed in the past:

From this opening tune, it was clear that hers would not be a historically obsessed re-creation.

The rest of the collection is arranged in a horseshoe around a re-creation of a drive-in movie theatre.

something done for pleasure or to relax, or such activities generally:

[ C ] Sarah’s favorite recreation is shopping for antiques.