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Sabbatical

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Noun

1. sabbatical, sabbatical leave

a leave usually taken every seventh year

Adjective

2. sabbatic, sabbatical

of or relating to the Sabbath

Example Sentences:
'Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims'

3. sabbatical

of or relating to sabbatical leave

Example Sentences:
'sabbatical research project'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sabbatical

see synonyms of sabbatical
adjective also: Sabbatic
1. 
of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance
noun
2.  short for sabbatical year
adjective
1. 
denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year
a sabbatical year
sabbatical leave
2. 
denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave
noun
3. 
any sabbatical period

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sabbatical

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adjective
1. 
of or suited to the Sabbath
2.  [s-]
bringing a period of rest that recurs in regular cycles
noun [s-]
3. 
a recurring period of rest
4. 
sabbatical leave
5. 
sabbatical year

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sabbatical

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adj.
1. Relating to a sabbatical year.
2. Sabbatical also Sabbatic Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest.
n.
A sabbatical year.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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