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adjective
1.
of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
2.
(lowercase
) of or pertaining to a sabbatical year.
) of or pertaining to a sabbatical year. 3.
(lowercase) bringing a period of rest.
) bringing a period of rest.noun
4.
(lowercase) sabbatical year.
) sabbatical year. 5.
(lowercase) any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
) any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.:10
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Example Sentences
- The new film finds the hero getting back to work after a lengthy sabbatical.
- So I'm gonna get back on the horse after a month-long sabbatical.
- They fill in for professors on sabbatical or maternity leave.
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World English Dictionary
| Sabbatical (səˈbætɪkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance |
| —n | |
| 2. | short for sabbatical year |
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Word Origin & History
sabbatical
1645, "of or suitable for the Sabbath," from L. sabbaticus, from Gk. sabbatikos "of the Sabbath" (see Sabbath). Meaning "a year's absence granted to researchers" (originally one year in seven, to university professors) first recorded 1886 (the thing itself is attested from
EXPAND1880, at Harvard), related to sabbatical year (1599) in Mosaic law, the seventh year, in which land was to remain untilled and debtors and slaves released.
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