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leave of absence

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leave of absence

 
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–noun
1. permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
2. the length of time granted in such permission: a two-year leave of absence.
Origin:
1765–75
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leave 2   (lēv)   
n.  

  1. Permission to do something. See Synonyms at permission.

    1. Abbr. lv. Official permission to be absent from work or duty, as that granted to military or corporate personnel.

    2. The period of time granted by such permission. Also called leave of absence.

  3. An act of departing; a farewell: took leave of her with a heavy heart.


[Middle English leve, from Old English lēafe, dative and accusative of lēaf; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
leave of absence  
n.   pl. leaves of absence
See leave2.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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