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sabbatical

sab·bat·i·cal [ sə báttik'l ]


noun  (plural sab·bat·i·cals)
Definition:
 
leave from work: a period of leave from work for research, study, or travel, often with pay and usually granted to college professors 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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