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[ɪˈmɛrɪtəs], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour
(e.g: emeritus professor of microbiology)
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Origin
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mid 18th century: from Latin, past participle of emereri ‘earn one's discharge by service’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of, from’ + mereri ‘earn’
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