retirement

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Synonyms: revilement, refinement, requirement, recrement, retardment, attirement, revivement, restorement, retirements, retriment, resilement

Antonyms: revilement, refinement, requirement, recrement, retardment, attirement, revivement, restorement, retirements, retriment, resilement

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Noun

1. An act of [[retiring]]; [[withdrawal]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The state of being [[retired]]; [[seclusion]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|now|rare}} A place of [[seclusion]] or [[privacy]]; a [[retreat]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's [[career]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
5. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}

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