sabbatical
/səˈbætɪkəɫ/
A period of leave for study or travel
sabbatical in a sentence
“He spent his sabbatical writing a book on economic theory.”
Origin of sabbatical
From Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat (rest); originally a seventh year of rest for land in Jewish law
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