What does "recreation" mean?

1. (leisure and fun) activities you do for enjoyment when you are not working. 2. (making something again) the act of making something again, like a historical event or a piece of art.

recreation

US //ˌɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən// recre·ation

1 leisure and fun (n.)
B1 Intermediate

activities you do for enjoyment when you are not working.

leisure activities pursued for enjoyment, diversion, or exercise. Often uncountable in this sense.

Example

The park provides excellent facilities for recreation, including tennis courts and a pool.

Example

The local council has invested heavily in public recreation, recognising that accessible green spaces are vital for the community's mental well-being.
- work
- labour
2 making something again (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

the act of making something again, like a historical event or a piece of art.

the process of creating a replica or repeating a specific event or experience.

Example

The museum featured a life-size recreation of a Victorian street.

Example

The documentary included a digital recreation of the ancient city, allowing viewers to visualise the scale of the original architecture.
- destruction

Etymology 1

From Middle English recreacion, from Middle French recreacion, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreātiō.

Etymology 2

From Middle English recreacion; equivalent to re- + creation.