sabbatical : Idioms & Phrases


sabbatical leave

  • noun a leave usually taken every seventh year
    sabbatical.
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Sabbatical year

  • noun a sabbatical leave lasting one year
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  • (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.
Webster 1913