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unretirement

unretirement noun: a return to work from retirement.

Noun

unretirement (usually uncountable, plural unretirements)

  1. (usually) A return to work from retirement.
    • The Green Bay Packers would be celebrating Brett Favre’s unretirement.2008 March 16, Steve Hofstetter, “The Ultimate Fan Fantasy: Owning a Piece of the Rock”, in New York Times

Antonyms of unretirement

Forms of unretirement

pluralunretirements

Origin of unretirement

By surface analysis, un- + retirement, or, by surface analysis, un- + retire + -ment.

Questions about unretirement

What does unretirement mean?
Unretirement means a return to work from retirement.
What part of speech is unretirement?
Unretirement is a noun.
What is the plural of unretirement?
The plural of unretirement is unretirements.

Words near unretirement in the dictionary

  1. unretinued
  2. unretire
  3. unretired
  4. unretiree
  5. unretirees
  6. unretirement
  7. unretires
  8. unretiring
  9. unretorted
  10. unretouched
  11. unretractability

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