"leave of absence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaves of absence [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|leaves of absence}} leave of absence (usually uncountable, plural leaves of absence)
  1. A period of time during which a person is absent from work or other duty for a reason other than normal holidays or a vacation, which may be paid or unpaid. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: leave, time off, vacation
    Sense id: en-leave_of_absence-en-noun-Xaa-SVzU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "duty",
          "duty"
        ],
        [
          "holiday",
          "holiday"
        ],
        [
          "vacation",
          "vacation"
        ],
        [
          "paid",
          "paid"
        ],
        [
          "unpaid",
          "unpaid"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "leave"
        },
        {
          "word": "time off"
        },
        {
          "word": "vacation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "leave of absence"
}

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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "time off"
    },
    {
      "word": "vacation"
    }
  ],
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}

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