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| e·mer·i·tus [ i mérritəss ] |
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retired but retaining a professional title: retired but retaining a professional title, especially as a professor
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used of men
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 He's a professor emeritus of chemistry.
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noun (plural e·mer·i·ti [ i mérri t ]) |
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man retaining former professional title: a man who has retired from a position but retains his former professional title, especially as a professor
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin, past participle of emerere "serve out, earn, deserve" < merere "serve, earn"] |
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