different between sabbatical vs holiday
sabbatical
English
Alternative forms
- Sabbatic, sabbatic
- Sabbatical
Etymology
From Latin sabbaticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sabbatikós) +? -al,
Adjective
sabbatical (not comparable)
- Relating to the Sabbath / sabbath.
- Relating to a sabbatical.
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Noun
sabbatical (plural sabbaticals)
- An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.
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References
- sabbatical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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holiday
English
Etymology
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, hali?dei, from Old English h?li?dæ? (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy +? day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?l?de?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h?l??de?/
Noun
holiday (plural holidays)
- A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
- Synonyms: feast day, holy day
- A day declared free from work by the state or government.
- Synonyms: (UK) bank holiday, national holiday
- (chiefly Britain, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
- Synonyms: leave, time off, (US) vacation; see also Thesaurus:vacation
- (chiefly Britain, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
- Synonym: (US) vacation
- (finance) A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
- A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
- Synonym: lacuna
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Verb
holiday (third-person singular simple present holidays, present participle holidaying, simple past and past participle holidayed) (chiefly Britain)
- To take a period of time away from work or study.
- (Britain) To spend a period of time for travel.
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Anagrams
- hyaloid, hyoidal
Middle English
Noun
holiday
- Alternative form of halyday
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