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sabbaticals

sabbaticals is the plural of sabbatical.

Meaning of sabbatical

Noun

sabbatical (plural sabbaticals)

  1. An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
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  2. A sabbatical year (ancient religious observance).

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Questions about sabbaticals

What is sabbaticals the plural of?
Sabbaticals is the plural of sabbatical.

Words near sabbaticals in the dictionary

  1. sabbatical officer
  2. sabbatical officers
  3. sabbatical year
  4. sabbatical years
  5. sabbatically
  6. sabbaticals
  7. sabbatics
  8. Sabbatine
  9. sabbatise
  10. sabbatised
  11. sabbatiser

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