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retd.

retd. is the abbreviation of retired.

Meaning of retired

Adjective

retired (comparative more retired, superlative most retired)

  1. Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
    • I lead a retired lifestyle.
  2. Of a place, far from civilization, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
    • The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.1910, ‘Saki’, “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia
  3. Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
    • The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
  4. No longer in use or production.
    • Following Jackie Robinson's success, his uniform number, 42, became a retired number across all major league teams.

Questions about retd.

What is retd. the abbreviation of?
Retd. is the abbreviation of retired.

Words near retd. in the dictionary

  1. retcon
  2. retconned
  3. retconning
  4. retcons
  5. retd
  6. retd.
  7. rete
  8. Rete algorithm
  9. Rete algorithms
  10. rete mirabile
  11. rete mirabiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retd. (page history and authors); retired (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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