Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - sabbatical

səˈbætɪkəl adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or appropriate to the sabbath. 2 (of leave) granted at intervals to a university teacher for study or travel, orig. every seventh year. --n. a period of sabbatical leave. øsabbatical year 1 Bibl. every seventh year, prescribed by the Mosaic law to be observed as a 'sabbath', during which the land was allowed to rest. 2 a year's sabbatical leave. øøsabbatically adv. [LL sabbaticus f. Gk sabbatikos of the sabbath]