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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resignation \Res`ig*na"tion\ (r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), n. [F.
r['e]signation. See {Resign}.]
1. The act of resigning or giving up as a claim, possession,
office, or the like surrender; as the resignation of a
crown or comission.
2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or
patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as
resignation to the will and providence of God.
Syn: Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking;
abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission;
acquiescence; endurance. See {Patience}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
resignation
n 1: acceptance of despair [syn: {surrender}]
2: the act of resigning
3: a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign;
"he submitted his resignation as of next month"
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