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Sabbatical definition

Sab·bati·cal (sə bat′i kəl)

adjective

  1. of or suited to the Sabbath
  2. bringing a period of rest that recurs in regular cycles

Etymology: < Fr sabbatique < LL(Ec) sabbaticus < Gr sabbatikos < sabbaton (see Sabbath) + -al

noun

  1. a recurring period of rest
  2. sabbatical leave
  3. sabbatical year
Also Sabbatic Sab·bat′ic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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