sab·bat·i·cal (s -b t  -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
Adjective
denoting a period of leave granted at intervals to university teachers for rest, study, or travel: a sabbatical year
Noun
a sabbatical period [see Sabbath]
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| Noun | 1. | 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" |
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