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leave of absence

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noun
permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
the length of time granted in such permission: a two-year leave of absence.
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Origin of leave of absence

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby leave of absence

leave in the lurch, leaven, leavening, leave no stone unturned, Leavenworth, leave of absence, leave off, leave one cold, leave open, leave out, leave out in the cold
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Words related to leave of absence

furlough, sabbatical, busman's holiday, leave, liberty, shore leave

How to use leave of absence in a sentence

  • This homely and wholesome couple one may meet any afternoon in Paris, on leave-of-absence days.

    A Love Episode|Emile Zola

  • But it was entirely regular; we had leave-of-absence from college, and Mrs. McBride chaperoned us.

    Daddy Long-Legs|Jean Webster

British Dictionary definitions for leave of absence

leave of absence
noun
permission to be absent from work or duty
the period of absence
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