recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/noun 2/ˌɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ noun 1forms 1 noun2 •The process of creating something again. •The result of this process.Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […] — 2007 recreation UK /(ˌ)ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/US /ˌɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ noun1 •Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.Mercury contents did not affect recreation persay but definitely could if found in fish tissue at high levels. — 1972 formsrecreations