Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiretirement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semire-tire-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 1957, tired of traveling on the concert circuit and beginning to experience insecurity about memorization, Reisenberg went into semiretirement."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English retirement English semiretirement From semi- + retirement.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

semiretirements (plural)

Questions

What does semiretirement mean?: A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally
Where does semiretirement come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English retirement English semiretirement From semi- + retirement.

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