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Webster 1913 Edition
Sabbatical
{
Sab-bat′ic
,Sab-bat′ic-al
, }Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
sabbatique
.] Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.
Sabbatical year
(Jewish Antiq.)
, every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
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See also: Sabbatical
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
sabbatical (not comparable)
- Relating to the Sabbath.
- Relating to a sabbatical.
Translations
relating to the Sabbath
relating to an extended period of leave
Noun
sabbatical (plural sabbaticals)
- An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years.
Translations
extended period of leave
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