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postretirement en · ADJ

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.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Occurring after the moment or event of retiring (retirement), during the period or era of retirement.
    • It was not a situation that Rahlves, 34, one of the most accomplished World Cup downhill racers in American skiing history, would have imagined for his postretirement career. 2008 January 27, Matt Higgins, “For Rahlves, No Longer Man Against Mountain”, in New York Times:

Antonyms

preretirement

Relateds

preretiree · postretiree