/
səˈbatɪk(ə)l/
n.
a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel (traditionally one year for every seven years worked).
adj.
- relating to a sabbatical.
- archaic of or appropriate to the sabbath.
Etymology
C16: via late L. from Gk sabbatikos ‘of the sabbath’ + -al.
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