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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Retired  \Re*tired"\,  a. 
  1.  Private;  secluded;  quiet;  as  a  retired  life;  a  person  of 
  retired  habits. 
 
  A  retired  part  of  the  peninsula.  --Hawthorne. 
 
  2.  Withdrawn  from  active  duty  or  business;  as  a  retired 
  officer;  a  retired  physician. 
 
  {Retired  flank}  (Fort.),  a  flank  bent  inward  toward  the  rear 
  of  the  work 
 
  {Retired  list}  (Mil.  &  Naval),  a  list  of  officers,  who  by 
  reason  of  advanced  age  or  other  disability,  are  relieved 
  from  active  service,  but  still  receive  a  specified  amount 
  of  pay  from  the  government.  --  {Re*tired"ly},  adv  -- 
  {Re*tired"ness},  n. 

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