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sab·bat·i·cal

S0003500 (sə-băt′ĭ-kəl) also sab·bat·ic (-ĭk)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.]

Sabbatical

(səˈbætɪkəl) adj (Protestantism) of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observancen (Bible) short for sabbatical year

sabbatical

(səˈbætɪkəl) adj1. (Education) denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year: a sabbatical year; sabbatical leave. 2. (Education) denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leaven (Education) any sabbatical period[C16: from Greek sabbatikos; see Sabbath]

sab•bat•i•cal

(səˈbæt ɪ kəl)

also sab•bat′ic,

adj. 1. (cap.) of or appropriate to the Sabbath. 2. pertaining to a sabbatical year. n. 3. sabbatical year. 4. any extended period of leave from one's customary work. [1605–15; < Greek sabbatikós (sábbaton) Sabbath]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sabbatical - a leave usually taken every seventh yearsabbatical leaveleave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"sabbatical year - a sabbatical leave lasting one year
Adj.	1.	sabbatical - of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"sabbatic
	2.	sabbatical - of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project"

Translations

Sabbatjahranno di congedosabbatico

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noun a leave usually taken every seventh year

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adj of or relating to the Sabbath

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