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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

assistant, assistant professor, associate, associate professor, in retirement, instructor, lecturer, on pension, pensioned, pensioned off, professor, professor emeritus, reader, retired, retired professor, superannuated, tutor, visiting professor

Dictionary Results for emeritus:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

emeritus
    adj 1: honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your
           title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in
           `professor emeritus'
    n 1: a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, a. [L., having served out his time, p.
   p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's
   term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
   Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on
   account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; --
   said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. Emeriti. [L.]
   A veteran who has honorably completed his service. Emerods

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