Definition of sabbatical year

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sabbatical year

NOUN:

A leave of absence, often with pay, usually granted every seventh year, as to a college professor, for travel, research, or rest.
often Sabbatical year A year during which land remained fallow, observed every seven years by the ancient Jews.

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