SABBATICAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A leave usually taken every seventh year

Synonyms:

sabbatical; sabbatical leave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("sabbatical" is a kind of...):

leave; leave of absence (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sabbatical"):

sabbatical year (a sabbatical leave lasting one year)

Meaning:

Of or relating to sabbatical leave

Example:

sabbatical research project

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

sabbatical leave (a leave usually taken every seventh year)

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Sabbath

Example:

Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims

Synonyms:

sabbatic; sabbatical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sabbath (a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims)

Derivation:

Sabbath (a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims)