released time
or release time
noun Education.
time or a period allotted to a teacher apart from normal duties for a special activity, as personal research.
a designated period for public-school students to receive religious instruction outside of the public school.
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Nearby words
release, release copy, release date, release print, release therapy, released time, releaser, releasing factor, releasing mechanism, relegate, relent
Origin of released time
First recorded in 1940–45
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