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semiretirement

semiretirement noun: a state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally.

Noun

semiretirement (usually uncountable, plural semiretirements)

  1. (usually) A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally
    • In 1957, tired of traveling on the concert circuit and beginning to experience insecurity about memorization, Reisenberg went into semiretirement.2009 January 5, Anthony Tommasini, “Reopening a Pianist's Treasury of Chopin”, in New York Times

Forms of semiretirement

pluralsemiretirements

Origin of semiretirement

From semi- + retirement.

Questions about semiretirement

What does semiretirement mean?
Semiretirement means a state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally.
What part of speech is semiretirement?
Semiretirement is a noun.
What is the plural of semiretirement?
The plural of semiretirement is semiretirements.

Words near semiretirement in the dictionary

  1. semirespectable
  2. semiresponsible
  3. semireticulate
  4. semireticulated
  5. semiretired
  6. semiretirement
  7. semiretirements
  8. semiretractile
  9. semirevealing
  10. semirevolute
  11. semirich

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