What Defines A Sabbatical?

Admiraling the seas off the Jersey Shore.
Beginning in laying down...
Laying all emotion, all thought on the sandy bottom.
Closing hatches, new portholes open.

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(Video: Mansard Roof - Vampire Weekend)

Sabbatical: Pronunciation - \sə-ˈba-ti-kəl\, Function - noun, adjective

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First Use 1599

1 : of or relating to a sabbatical year
2 : leave
3 : a break or change from a normal routine