Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the act of creating again;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recreation \Rec"re*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]cr['e]ation,
L. recreatio.]
The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated;
refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil;
amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Re-creation \Re`-cre*a"tion\ (r?`kr?*?sh?n), n. [See
Re-create.]
A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
re-creation
n 1: the act of creating again
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "recreation":
amusement, bracer, bracing, cordial, disport, dissipation,
distraction, diversion, divertisement, divertissement, ease,
enjoyment, enlivenment, entertainment, exhilaration, frolic, fun,
fun and games, hilarity, invigoration, jollity, mirth, passe-temps,
pastime, pick-me-up, play, pleasure, reanimation, refection,
refreshing, refreshment, regale, regalement, reinvigoration,
relaxation, renewal, repose, revival, revivescence, revivescency,
revivification, rollick, solace, sport, stimulation, tonic,
vivification
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general
fatigue.