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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a leave usually taken every seventh year;
[syn: sabbatical, sabbatical leave]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the Sabbath;
- Example: "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"
[syn: sabbatical, sabbatic]

2. of or relating to sabbatical leave;
- Example: "sabbatical research project"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. sabbatique.] Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. [1913 Webster] Sabbatical year (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sabbatical adj 1: of or relating to the Sabbath; "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims" [syn: sabbatical, sabbatic] 2: of or relating to sabbatical leave; "sabbatical research project" n 1: a leave usually taken every seventh year [syn: sabbatical, sabbatical leave]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "sabbatical": comfortable, festal, furlough, holiday, leave, leave of absence, liberty, paid holiday, paid vacation, quiet, restful, sabbatical leave, sabbatical year, shore leave, time off, vacation, vacational, weekend