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sab·bat·i·cal

 (sə-băt′ĭ-kəl) also sab·bat·ic (-ĭk)
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
(Protestantism) of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance
n
(Bible) short for sabbatical year

sabbatical

(səˈbætɪkəl)
adj
1. (Education) denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year: a sabbatical year; sabbatical leave.
2. (Education) denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave
n
(Education) any sabbatical period
[C16: from Greek sabbatikos; see Sabbath]

sab•bat•i•cal

(səˈbæt ɪ kəl)

also sab•bat′ic,



adj.
1. (cap.) of or appropriate to the Sabbath.
2. pertaining to a sabbatical year.
n.
3. sabbatical year.
4. any extended period of leave from one's customary work.
[1605–15; < Greek sabbatikós (sábbaton) Sabbath]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sabbatical - a leave usually taken every seventh year
sabbatical leave
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"
sabbatic
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 sabbatiquesabbatical 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)
1. n → anno sabbatico
to take a sabbatical → prendere un anno sabbatico
2. adj → sabbatico/a
sabbatical year → anno sabbatico
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The word sabbatical has its derivation from the word "Sabbath" and the literal dictionary meaning of it is 'recurring period of rest', 'a leave usually taken every seventh year'.
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In the beginning: The Bible requires a seventh year sabbatical to give people and the land a respite and to refresh.
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