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res·ig·na·tion       [rez-ig-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of resigning.
2.a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.
3.an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence: to meet one's fate with resignation.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF < ML resignātiōn- (s. of resignātiō) a canceling, rescinding, equiv. to L resignāt(us) (ptp. of resignāre to resign; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion]

—Synonyms 1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance.
—Antonyms 3. recalcitrance.
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res·ig·na·tion       (rěz'ĭg-nā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of resigning.
  2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office.
  3. Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission. See Synonyms at patience.

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resignation

noun
1. acceptance of despair 
2. the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) 
3. a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month" 

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Resignation

Res`ig*na"tion\ (r?z`?g-n?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]signation. See Resign.]

1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.

2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

Syn: Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See Patience.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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