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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
     1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
        retired habits.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
        officer; a retired physician.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
        of the work.
  
     Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
        reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
        from active service, but still receive a specified amount
        of pay from the government.
        [1913 Webster] -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness,
        n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
     1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
        retired habits.
  
              A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.
  
     2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
        officer; a retired physician.
  
     Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
        of the work.
  
     Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
        reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
        from active service, but still receive a specified amount
        of pay from the government. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. --
        Re*tired"ness, n.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retired list
     n.
     (lb en military) A list of officers who are relieved from active
  service but receive a certain amount of pay.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  retired list
     n.
     (lb en military) A list of officers who are relieved from active
  service but receive a certain amount of pay.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  retired list
     n.
     (lb en military) A list of officers who are relieved from active
  service but receive a certain amount of pay.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  retired list
     n.
     (lb en military) A list of officers who are relieved from active
  service but receive a certain amount of pay.

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


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