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sabbatical

3 definitions • 8 examples
1
a period of time when college or university teachers are allowed to stop their usual work in order to study or travel, usually while continuing to be paid:

Examples:

to take/have a sabbatical
She's on sabbatical for six months.
sabbatical leave
2
time away from work given to college or university teachers, esp. to study, write, or travel:

Examples:

[ U ] Professor Logan will be on sabbatical this term.
3
a period during which an employee can take time away from work to study or travel:

Examples:

take a sabbatical The team's technical director might take a year's sabbatical next season.
on sabbatical Gray is on sabbatical as he finishes his dissertation at IU.
When he obtained funding for six months' sabbatical leave, he chose to visit a centre specializing in the disease.
a sabbatical year/month/period

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