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sabbatical
sabbatical [ sə báttik'l ] or sabbatic [ sə báttik ]


noun  (plural sabbaticals) (plural sabbatics)
Definition:
 
leave from work: a period of leave from work for research, study, or travel, often with pay and usually granted to university lecturers every seven years


adjective 
Definition:
 
of sabbatical: relating to a sabbatical
[Late 16th century. < late Latin sabbaticus< Greek sabbatikos 'of the Sabbath' < sabbaton, (see Sabbath)]
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