noun / adjective
sabbatical
suh-BAT-i-kul/səˈbætɪkl/
An extended break from regular work, often for study or rest.
The professor takes a six-month sabbatical to finish her book.
Etymology
Latin sabbaticus links the word to Sabbath rest. Academic leave originally granted one year in seven was perhaps modeled on the biblical sabbatical year, when land was left untilled.
In context
I was going to take a sabbatical until I decided to hand in my notice, right. Take some time off, three months, four months from work, come home, you know, see what's happening.
More examples
- I'm on sabbatical until September.
- His sabbatical leave gives him time to study marine life.
- After years of nonstop work, she plans a sabbatical to rest.
Forms
sabbatical · sabbaticals