semiretirement

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noun

A state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally

OriginEnglish retirement ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

nounsemiretirement (usually uncountable, plural semiretirements)

plural semiretirements

  1. uncountableusuallyA state of partial retirement, working only part-time or occasionally

    In 1957, tired of traveling on the concert circuit and beginning to experience insecurity about memorization, Reisenberg went into semiretirement.

    2009 January 5, Anthony Tommasini, “Reopening a Pianist's Treasury of Chopin”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishretirement
  6. Englishsemiretirement

From semi- + retirement.

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APA

semiretirement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiretirement

MLA

“semiretirement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiretirement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiretirement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiretirement.

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