Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-retirement

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
re-re-tire-ment
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A return to retirement after a period of unretirement.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

re-retirements (plural)

Phrases

re-retire re-retiree

Frequently Paired Words

postretirement preretirement re-retire re-retiree unretire unretiree unretirement

Antonyms

unretirement

Questions

What does re-retirement mean?
A return to retirement after a period of unretirement.
Where does re-retirement come from?
By surface analysis, re- + retirement, or, by surface analysis, re- + retire + -ment.

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