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sabbatical |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sabbatical adj : of or relating to sabbatical leave "sabbatical research project" n : a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: {sabbatical leave}]
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