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sabbatical year

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sabbatical year /səˈbadəkəl yi(ə)r, səˈbædəkəl jɪ(ə)r/
noun
1 a year's sabbatical leave.
2 (in biblical times) a year observed every seventh year under the Mosaic law as a “sabbath” during which the land was allowed to rest.