re·tired  (r ĭ-t īrd )
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adj.1. Withdrawn from one's occupation, business, or office; having finished one's active working life. 2. Received by a person in retirement: retired pay. 3. Withdrawn; secluded. n. (used with a pl. verb) Retired people considered as a group. Used with the.
re·tired·ly adv. re·tiredness n. |
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