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单词 unretirement
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unretirementn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtʌɪəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtaɪ(ə)rm(ə)nt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, retirement n.
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + retirement n. Compare unretire v.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
The action or fact of returning to work after having retired; an instance of this. Also: a period of time during which a person has returned to work after having retired.Frequently with reference to a sportsperson; cf. unretire v.
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1948 Chester (Pa.) Times 20 Oct. 21/2 (headline) Joe's ‘unretirement’ predicted... Joe Louis' announcement yesterday that he'd fight again should come as no surprise.
1983 Princeton Alumni Weekly 1 June 46/1Unretirement’ is what Dave Davenport's been up to... ‘Retirement was boring, so am back in banking.’
1999 M. W. Riley et al. in V. L. Bengston & K. W. Schaie Handbk. Theories Aging xviii. 338 More firms are integrating the workforce through ‘unretirement’, or rehiring retired employees as consultants.
2003 USA Today (Nexis) 1 May 10 c Racing..has always been dangerous—a fact most recently driven home during the recent, brief unretirement of racing icon Mario Andretti.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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