SUPERANNUATION
\sˌuːpəɹˌanjuːˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌuːpəɹˌanjuːˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌuː_p_ə_ɹ_ˌa_n_j_uː_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The state of being too old for office or business, or of being disqualified by old age; senility; decrepitude; "The mere doting of superannuation."-Pownall; "Slyness blinking through the watery eye of superannuation."-Coleridge: the state of being superannuated or removed from office, employment, or the like, and receiving an annual allowance on account of old age, long service, or infirmity: the pension or annual allowance granted on account of long service, old age, and the like.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].