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emeritus

adjective noun

Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title ‘emeritus’ as in ‘professor emeritus’

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Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
S
Contains
ME
Scrabble score
10

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Pronunciation

ɪˈmɛɹɪtəs

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adjective

  1. Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title ‘emeritus’ as in ‘professor emeritus’

noun

  1. A professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties

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