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resignation

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK) · /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/ · /ˌɹez.əɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/

Definition of resignation

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of resigning.
    “Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of resigning.
    “Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
    “hand in one's resignation”
  3. (countable, uncountable)An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
    “With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.”
  4. (countable, historical, uncountable)The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

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Etymology

From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.

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