retirement
/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/noun
Middle School
1
An act of retiring; withdrawal.
2
The state of being retired; seclusion.
3
A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
4
The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
5
The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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