Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The phase of life when a person stops working, typically due to age, and begins to enjoy leisure time.
Retirement
/rɪˈtaɪəmənt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
When Sancho heard of Don Quixote's defeat and retirement, he sobbed.
You seem shut out from every thing—in the most complete retirement.
Her retirement party was filled with laughter and memories.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old French retirer, meaning to draw back, and the suffix -ment. It entered the English language in the 16th century to denote retreat or withdrawal, later evolving to signify cessation from an active working life.
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