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Sabbatical - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective sabbatical

is relating to the Sabbath.

As a noun sabbatical

is an extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years.

sabbatical

Alternative forms

* sabbatic

Adjective

(-)
  • Relating to the Sabbath.
  • Relating to a .
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An extended period of leave, often one year long, taken by an employee in order to carry out projects not otherwise associated with the employee's job. During the sabbatical, the employer may pay some or all of the wages that would have been otherwise earned or some or all of the expenses incurred. University lecturers, for example, may be granted a one-year paid sabbatical once every seven years.
  • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.