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[ ih-mer -i-tuh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪˈmɛr ɪ təs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: dean emeritus of the graduate school; editor in chief emeritus.
noun, plural e·mer·i·ti [ih-mer -i-tahy, -tee]. /ɪˈmɛr ɪˌtaɪ, -ˌti/. an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
Origin of emeritus 1785–95; <Latin ēmeritus having fully earned (past participle of ēmerēre ), equivalent to ē- e-1 + meri- earn + -tus past participle suffix
Words nearby emeritus emergent norm, emergicenter, emerging, emerging market, emerita, emeritus , emerize, emersed, emersion, Emerson, Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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Example sentences from the Web for emeritus There are good reasons for this, according to Per Pinstrup-Andersen, a Danish economist and professor emeritus at Cornell University.
Inside Singapore’s huge bet on vertical farming | Katie McLean| October 13, 2020| MIT Technology Review
Weber, a professor emeritus at San Diego State University who chaired the school’s Africana studies department, flatly dismissed that argument.
Sacramento Report: Ethnic Studies Dispute Pits CSU Against Lawmakers | Sara Libby and Maya Srikrishnan| July 24, 2020| Voice of San Diego
Jones, the lawyer in the lawsuit, and Earl Richardson, president emeritus of Morgan State, co-authored the article.
A Pandemic Problem, Or Just an Excuse to Deny HBCUs More Funding? | Truthbetold| July 7, 2020| TruthBeTold.news
That is Jerome Kagan, emeritus professor of psychology at Harvard and a pioneer of developmental and personality psychology.
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Ep. 334 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner| January 9, 2020| Freakonomics
SENATOR GEORGE J. MITCHELLCHAIRMAN EMERITUS , DLA PIPER Senator George Mitchell has had a long and distinguished career.
The Hero Summit 2013 Speakers | | September 10, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Her son took the Astor seat in 1986, and subsequently became an emeritus trustee as well.
Behind the Brooke Astor Affair | Michael Gross| November 17, 2008| DAILY BEAST
And as he never came for his lesson, the professor became professor "emeritus ."
Godfrey Morgan | Jules Verne
Like the title of Emeritus Professor, it is a tribute to be accepted, hardly to be longed for.
The Guardian Angel | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
In 1884, when his health was failing, he retired as emeritus professor.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 | Various
We strongly recommend the perusal of the letter of Emeritus on this subject in the Times of the 5th February.
A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' | Robert Carmichael-Smyth
A compact statement by the Emeritus Professor at Glasgow, for uninstructed readers.
Anthropology | Robert Marett
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British Dictionary definitions for emeritus adjective (usually postpositive) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis a professor emeritus
Word Origin for emeritus C19: from Latin, from merēre to deserve; see merit
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