unretirement

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, un- +‎ retirement, or, by surface analysis, un- +‎ retire +‎ -ment.

Noun

unretirement (usually uncountable, plural unretirements)

  1. A return to work from retirement.
    Antonyms: re-retirement, retirement
    • 2008 March 16, Steve Hofstetter, “The Ultimate Fan Fantasy: Owning a Piece of the Rock”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The Green Bay Packers would be celebrating Brett Favre’s unretirement.
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