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Sabbatical
[suh-bat-i-kuhl]
adjective
of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
(lowercase)of or relating to a sabbatical year.
(lowercase)bringing a period of rest.
noun
(lowercase)sabbatical year.
(lowercase)any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
sabbatical
1/ əˈæɪə /
adjective
denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year
a sabbatical year
sabbatical leave
denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave
noun
any sabbatical period
Sabbatical
2/ əˈæɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance
noun
short for sabbatical year
Other 51Թ Forms
- Sabbatically adverb
- Sabbaticalness noun
- non-Sabbatic adjective
- non-Sabbatical adjective
- non-Sabbatically adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Sabbatical1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Sabbatical1
Example Sentences
The letter also said that one of the priests was taking a “previously planned sabbatical.”
At the grocery store, I linger in the produce section with the reverence of a botanist on sabbatical, basket brimming with romaine, iceberg, butter — anything leafy and remotely flirty.
When Shore spoke to Salon in April, she said that her family had been residing in a friend's home in Toronto since her sabbatical began for the 2024-2025 academic year as a trial run of what life would look like if they moved.
I didn’t even know I needed a sabbatical.
Ioane is contracted to the Blues in New Zealand until 2027 but will take a "sabbatical" to join the Irish province on a seven-month contract after the November internationals.
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