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View synonyms for leave of absence

leave of absence

noun

  1. permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
  2. the length of time granted in such permission:

    a two-year leave of absence.



leave of absence

noun

  1. permission to be absent from work or duty
  2. the period of absence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leave of absence1

First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences

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

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

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