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   sabbatical

   /səˈbatɪkl/

   noun

   • 1. a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked: "she's away on sabbatical"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a sabbatical: "sabbatical leave"
   • 2. of or appropriate to the sabbath. archaic

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek sabbatikos ‘of the sabbath’ + -al.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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