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retiredness |
1 definition found 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 Withdrawn from active duty or business; as a retired officer; a retired physician.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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