sabbatic
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sab·bat·i·cal
(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.]
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Adj. | 1. | sabbatic - of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" |
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