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sabbatical

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sab·bat·i·cal  (s-bt-kl) also sab·bat·ic (-k)
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.

[From Late Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from sabbaton, Sabbath; see Sabbath.]

sabbatical [səˈbætɪkəl]
adj
1. (Social Science / Education) denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc., esp approximately every seventh year a sabbatical year sabbatical leave
2. (Social Science / Education) denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave
n
(Social Science / Education) any sabbatical period
[from Greek sabbatikos; see Sabbath]

Sabbatical [səˈbætɪkəl]
adj also Sabbatic
(Christianity / Protestantism) of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) short for sabbatical year
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sabbatical - a leave usually taken every seventh year
leave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
sabbatical year - a sabbatical leave lasting one year
Adj.1.sabbatical - of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
2.sabbatical - of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"
Translations
sabbatical [səˈbætɪkəl]
A. ADJ (Rel) → sabático
B. N (also sabbatical year) → año m sabático
sabbatical [səˈbætɪkəl] n (= sabbatical year) → année f sabbatique
to take a sabbatical → prendre une année sabbatique
sabbatical year nannée f sabbatique
sabbatical
adj
(Rel) → Sabbat-
(Univ) he is on sabbatical leaveer hat akademischen Urlaub or Forschungsurlaub
n (Univ) → akademischer Urlaub, Forschungsurlaub m; to have a/be on sabbaticalForschungsurlaub or akademischen Urlaub haben
sabbatical [səˈbætɪkl] (Univ)
1. nanno sabbatico
to take a sabbatical → prendere un anno sabbatico
2. adjsabbatico/a
sabbatical year → anno sabbatico

sabbatical [səˈbætɪkl] (Univ)
1. nanno sabbatico
to take a sabbatical → prendere un anno sabbatico
2. adjsabbatico/a
sabbatical year → anno sabbatico


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There were scores of people, most of them sufficiently sabbatical to have assumed their best clothes.
Edna was struck by the benevolent appearance of an elderly spectator in a silk hat and Sabbatical garments.
 
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