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Definition of Retirement

1. Noun. The state of being retired from one's business or occupation.

2. Noun. Withdrawal from your position or occupation.

3. Noun. Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation. "The religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

Definition of Retirement

1. n. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.

Definition of Retirement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Retirement

1. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer. "O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline." (Goldsmith) "Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books." (Thomson) 2. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode. "This coast full of princely retirements for the sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the plantations." (Evelyn) "Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus." (Addison) Synonym: Solitude, withdrawment, departure, retreat, seclusion, privacy. See Solitude. Origin: Cf. F. Retirement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retirement

retiracy retiral retirals retirant retirants retire retired retired retiredly retiredness

retirednesses retired person retiree retirees retirement (current term) retirement (current term) retirements retirement account retirement benefit retirement check

retirement fund retirement pension retirement plan retirement program retirement savings account retirement savings plan retirer retirers retires retiring

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