emeritus
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e·mer·i·tus
(ĭ-mĕr′ĭ-təs)adj.
Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus.
n. pl. e·mer·i·ti (-tī′)
One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.
[Latin ēmeritus, past participle of ēmerērī, to earn by service : ē-, ex-, from; see ex- + merērī, to deserve, earn; see (s)mer- in Indo-European roots.]
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emeritus
(ɪˈmɛrɪtəs)adj
(Professions) (usually postpositive) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis: a professor emeritus.
[C19: from Latin, from merēre to deserve; see merit]
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e•mer•i•tus
(ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs)adj., n., pl. -ti (-ˌtaɪ, -ˌti) adj.
1. retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty but retaining the title of one's office or position: professor emeritus of history.
n. 2. an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
[1785–95; < Latin ēmeritus, past participle of ēmerēre to serve out, complete =ē- e- + merēre to earn, merit]
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emeritus
Having retired from full-time work but retaining the title of the post held before retiring as an honorary title.
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| Noun | 1. | emeritus - a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties retired person, retiree - someone who has retired from active working |
| Adj. | 1. | emeritus - honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ɪˈmɛrɪtəs] adj → émériteemery board [ˈɛməri] n → lime f à ongles (en carton émerisé)emery paper [ˈɛməri] n → papier m émeri, papier m d'émeriCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
emeritus
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