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Sab⋅bat⋅i⋅cal

[suh-bat-i-kuhl]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
2. (lowercase) of or pertaining to a sabbatical year.
3. (lowercase) bringing a period of rest.
–noun
4. (lowercase) sabbatical year.
5. (lowercase) any extended period of leave from one's customary work, esp. for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
Also, Sab⋅bat⋅ic.


Origin:
1605–15; < Gk sabbatikós (sábbat(on) Sabbath + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1


Sab⋅bat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
Sab⋅bat⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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sab·bat·i·cal   (sə-bāt'ĭ-kəl)   
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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