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postretirement

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: preretirement

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English retirement English postretirement From post- + retirement.