retirement

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/]

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1. retirement (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An act of retiring; withdrawal.

Example: After dinner there was the peaceful pipe that Tulloch had forecast, and mutual reminiscences until the long clock in the corner, striking the smallest hour of the morning, prompted Tulloch to suggest retirement.

2. retirement (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The state of being retired; seclusion.

Example: The heir to the throne of Bogota […] had to undergo a rigorous training from his infancy: he lived in complete retirement in a temple, where he might not see the sun nor eat salt nor converse with a woman: he was surrounded by guards who observed his conduct and noted all his actions.

3. retirement (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.

Example: When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […].

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