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sabbatical year

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
sab-bat-i-cal year
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.

noun

A leave, often with full or half pay granted (as every seventh year) to one holding an administrative or professional position for rest, travel, or research.

Inflected Forms

sabbatical years (plural)

Questions

What does sabbatical year mean?
A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.

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