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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
Translations sabbatical [səˈbætɪkəl] n (= sabbatical year) → année f sabbatique to take a sabbatical → prendre une année sabbatique sabbatical year n → année f sabbatique sabbatical adj (Rel) → Sabbat- (Univ) he is on sabbatical leave → er hat akademischen Urlaub or Forschungsurlaub n (Univ) → akademischer Urlaub, Forschungsurlaub m; to have a/be on sabbatical → Forschungsurlaub or akademischen Urlaub haben sabbatical [səˈbætɪk/əl] (Univ) sabbatical [səˈbætɪk/əl] (Univ) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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