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Dictionary Results for retired:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
retired
    adj 1: no longer active in your work or profession

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
   1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
      retired habits.
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            A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.
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   2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
      officer; a retired physician.
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   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.
      [1913 Webster] -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness,
      n.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
   See Tirade.]
   1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
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            He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
            into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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            As when the sun is present all the year,
            And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.
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   2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
      up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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   3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
      longer qualified for active service; to place on the
      retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
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