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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.]
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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]
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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. 4. any extended period of leave from one's customary work.
[1605–15; < Greek sabbatikós (sábbaton) 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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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sabbatical
[səˈbætɪkəl] n (= sabbatical year) → année f sabbatiqueto take a sabbatical → prendre une année sabbatiquesabbatical year n → année f sabbatique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sabbatical
[səˈbætɪk/əl] (Univ)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995