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LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
Example:
a ten day's leave to visit his mother
Synonyms:
leave; leave of absence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("leave of absence" is a kind of...):
time off (a time period when you are not required to work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leave of absence"):
furlough (a temporary leave of absence from military duty)
pass ((military) a written leave of absence)
compassionate leave ((military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death)
sabbatical; sabbatical leave (a leave usually taken every seventh year)
liberty; shore leave (leave granted to a sailor or naval officer)
sick leave (a leave of absence from work because of illness)
terminal leave (final leave before discharge from military service)
