recreation 1 |ˌrekrēˈāSHən|nounactivity done for enjoyment when one is not working: areas used for recreation such as hiking or biking | [ asmodifier ] : athletic and recreation facilities.ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘mental or spiritual consolation’): via Old French fromLatin recreatio(n-), from recreare ‘create again, renew.’recreation 2 |ˈˌrēkrēˈāSHən|nounthe action or process of creating something again: the periodic destruction and recreation of the universe.• a re-enactment or simulation of something.ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from re-‘again’ + creation.
Derrière ce mot il y a tout un tas de notion qu'on oppose habituellement : distraction, réconfort, simulation, destruction et reconstruction, plaisir.
On est bien loin de l'image d'Epinal du quart d'heure du jeu de billes, des bagarres et des confidences sous les platanes de la cour pendant que les maîtresses discutent dans un coin.
