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Resignation

//ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of resigning. countable, uncountable

    "Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused."

  2. 2
    a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign wordnet
  3. 3
    A written or oral declaration that one resigns. countable, uncountable

    "hand in one's resignation"

  4. 4
    the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) wordnet
  5. 5
    An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable. countable, uncountable

    "With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again."

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  1. 6
    acceptance of despair wordnet
  2. 7
    The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior. countable, historical, uncountable

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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