## Meanings
1. The act of officially leaving a job or position.
2. A letter or statement saying that you are leaving your job.
3. Calm acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

## Examples
- Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors.
- He handed in his resignation this morning.
- With resignation, she accepted that she would never ski again.

## Synonyms
- resignment

## Derived Forms
- nonresignation
- resignationism
- resignationist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resignacion
- Root: resignation
- Root: resignātiōnem

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

## AI Etymology
Resignation comes from Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation. Modern senses include the act of officially leaving a job or position. and a letter or statement saying that you are leaving your job.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonresignation, resignationism, and resignationist.

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