Meaning of protirement | Babel Free
Definitions
Early retirement from professional work with the positive idea of pursuing something more fulfilling.
Examples
“1961. George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken The American Mercury, p. 92, In other words, retirement connotes regression, whereas protirement would mean progression. ... Arthur Godfrey was right! "Retirement" is a dirty word.”
“1998, John S. Murphy, Frederic M. Hudson The Joy of Old, Geode Press, 1998, (Amazon.Com book review), Retire? Thats something you do to a wheel. The authors suggest Protirement instead”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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