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retirement (iou) and Vaccination (medicine)


retirement (iou)



retirement noun. L16.
[formed as RETIRED + -MENT.]
The action or fact of retiring; an instance of this. L16.
early retirement: see EARLY adjective.
G. Grote On the retirement of the Lacedaemonian force, the..exiles were left destitute. Manchester Examiner The retirement of Mr Beith from the chairmanship.
The state or condition of having retired, esp. from office or Employment on reaching the normal age for leaving service. Also, seclusion, privacy. E17.
B. Jowett Drawn from his retirement to defend his old master. attrib.: P. Auster He reached retirement age.
A time, place, or abode characterized by seclusion or privacy; esp. a secluded place, a retreat. M17.
J. Wilkes Exmouth; where he has..a sweet country retirement.
Comb.: retirement pension = old age pension s.v. OLD adjective.

Vaccination (medicine)


vaccination
<procedure> The introduction of vaccine into the body for the purpose of inducing immunity. Coined originally to apply to the injection of smallpox vaccine, the term has come to mean any immunising procedure in which vaccine is injected.

Origin: L. Vacca = cow