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emeri·tus (ē mer′i təs, i-)
adjective
retired from active service, usually for age, but retaining one's rank or title professor emeritus
Etymology: L, pp. of emereri, to serve out one's time < e-, out + mereri, to serve, earn, merit
noun pl. emeriti -·ti′ (-tī′)
a person with such status
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