Etymology

semiretired

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Today it means: Partially retired; working part time, or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings. Full definition →

English retired ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishretired
  6. English todaysemiretired

From semi- + retired.

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