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EMERITUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("emeritus" is a kind of...):
retired person; retiree (someone who has retired from active working)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title 'emeritus' as in 'professor emeritus'
Classified under:
Similar:
old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)
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