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I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life.
Bernice Johnson Reagon

Meaning of "emeritus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMERITUS

From Latin, from merēre to deserve.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMERITUS

emeritus  [ɪˈmɛrɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMERITUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emeritus is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EMERITUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Emeritus

Emeritus ", in its current usage, is a postpositive adjective used to designate a retired professor, bishop, president, prime minister, or other professional; as such it refers to the post-retirement status of at least one pope. The female equivalent, emerita, is also sometimes used, but as is often true of loanwords, the use of the donor language's inflectional system faces limits in the recipient language. Although Latin and the Romance languages inflect professor/professora for men and women, in English professor is not inflected for gender, and Emeritus is often similarly uninflected.

Definition of emeritus in the English dictionary

The definition of emeritus in the dictionary is retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMERITUS


alacritous
əˈlækrɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
coitus
ˈkəʊɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
cubitus
ˈkjuːbɪtəs
Democritus
dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
gratuitous
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
pyritous
ˈpaɪrɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
spiritous
ˈspɪrɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Theocritus
θɪˈɒkrɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
Vitus
ˈvaɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMERITUS

emergency session
emergency stop
emergency tax
emergency telephone
emergency ward
emergency worker
emergent
emergent evolution
emerging
emerging market
emerita
emerod
emersed
emersion
Emerson
emery
emery board
emery cloth
emery paper
emery wheel

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMERITUS

analysis situs
crepitus
decubitus
diabetes mellitus
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus
fremitus
habitus
halitus
Heraclitus
Hermaphroditus
introitus
peritus
Polyclitus
propositus
pruritus
spiritus
Tacitus
vagitus
vomitus

Synonyms and antonyms of emeritus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «emeritus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMERITUS

Find out the translation of emeritus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emeritus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emeritus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

退休
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

emérito
570 millions of speakers

English

emeritus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एमेरिटस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فخري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почетный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emérito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এমেরিটাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

émérite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Emeritus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

emeritus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

名誉教授
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

명예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Emeritus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

danh dự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வுபெற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एमेरिटस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emekli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emerito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

emerytowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

почесний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emerit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομότιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

emeritus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

emeritus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emeritus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emeritus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERITUS»

The term «emeritus» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERITUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emeritus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emeritus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emeritus

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2 QUOTES WITH «EMERITUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word emeritus.
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Joe Barton
I will use my position as chairman emeritus on the Energy and Commerce Committee to try to bring some common sense to EPA regulations.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon
I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMERITUS»

Discover the use of emeritus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emeritus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Emeritus
Written with a fresh and liberated perspective, this collection of poems is dedicated to writers and artists Cox admires: Saul Bellow, Anton Chekhov, Vincent Van Gogh, and Walter Benjamin.
Brian Cox, 2001
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Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality
Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, Fourth Edition addresses all aspects of sexuality—biological, spiritual, psychological, and sociocultural—and presents the information both factually and impartially.Throughout the text, ...
Jerrold S. Greenberg, Professor Emeritus University of Maryland Jerrold S Greenberg, Clint E. Bruess, 2010
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Benjamin Franklin
Here is truly one of the most extraordinary lives imaginable, a man who, with only two years of formal education, became a printer, publisher, postmaster, philosopher, world-class scientist and inventor, statesman, musician, and ...
Riverside (Emeritus) Edwin S. Gaustad Professor of History University of California, 2005
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Exploring Criminal Justice: The Essentials
This engaging text examines the people and processes that make up the system and how they interact.
Professor Emeritus University of Colorado at Boulder Robert M Regoli, Robert M. Regoli, John D. Hewitt, 2009
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Coping with Aging
In this volume, Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as merely a collection of statistics and charts.
Berkeley (Emeritus) Richard S. Lazarus Professor of Psychology University of California, Berkeley (Emeritus) Bernice N. Lazarus Professor of Psychology University of California, 2005
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Assessment of Aphasia
The book is a thorough and practical resource for speech and language pathologists, neuropsychologists, and their students and trainees.
Otfried Spreen Professor of Psychology University of Victoria (Emeritus), Anthony H. Risser Visiting Assistant Professor University of Houston, 2002
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Exploring the History of Neuropsychology : Selected Papers: ...
In this collection of his historical papers, he traces the evolution of thought and practice in diverse areas of neuropsychology and behavioral neurology.
Arthur Benton Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Psychology University of Iowa, 2000
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The Emeritus Peabody Mysteries
Dennis Manning, Joseph Crisalli. “Good. Now, run up to McGregor's farm and ask to borrow two more lanterns. Hurry back.” Emeritus said. The two did as he asked . While the children were gone, Emeritus studied the rocks around the cave ...
Dennis Manning, Joseph Crisalli, 2007
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University of Michigan Official Publication
FACULTY STATISTICS, 1944-45 TABLE XV OmcEKS and Faculty Emeritus Vice- president emeritus Dean emeritus of women Dean emeritus of the College of Engineering Dean emeritus of the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture Dean ...
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Thinking English grammar: to honour Xavier Dekeyser, ...
Thinking English Grammar. To Honour Xavier Dekeyser, Professor Emeritus contains papers by 34 colleagues of professor Dekeyser on subjects that have interested him throughout his career.
Xavier Dekeyser, Guy A. J. Tops, A. J. Tops, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMERITUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emeritus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Longtime college leader was a pioneer in electronic circuit theory 7 …
Ernest S. Kuh, dean and professor emeritus at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering and an internationally renowned expert in electronic ... «UC Berkeley, Jul 15»
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Parasol announces Janet Pahl on Emeritus Board
The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation announces Janet Pahl as a member of its distinguished Emeritus Board. Pahl joined Parasol's ... «Sierra Sun, Jul 15»
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Northwestern President Emeritus to Lead Poetry Foundation
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Henry S. Bienen, president emeritus of Northwestern University, has been named interim president of the Poetry Foundation, ... «Northwestern University NewsCenter, Jul 15»
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HOA grants 'emeritus' title to Ralph O'Neal
After voting to approve two loans in the morning portion of their Monday House of Assembly meeting, lawmakers spent the afternoon lauding ... «BVI Beacon, Jul 15»
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Frederic Morgenthaler, professor emeritus of electrical engineering …
Frederic Richard “Rick” Morgenthaler '55 (VI-A), SM '56, PhD '60, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, ... «MIT News, Jul 15»
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National Commander Emeritus, Archon Megas Aktouarios Dr. Chris …
The Order of Saint Andrew mourns the passing of our dear National Commander Emeritus Dr. Chris Philip, Archon Megas Aktouarios who fell ... «Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Jul 15»
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4 minutes with… Bill Holmberg, Chairman Emeritus, Biomass …
4 minutes with… Bill Holmberg, Chairman Emeritus, Biomass & Biofuels American Council On Renawable Energy. July 6, 2015 | Jim Lane. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. «Biobased Digest, Jul 15»
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UNIBEN Council Voids Senate's Sack of Professor Emeritus
Council pointed out that the Professor Emeritus status was conferred on Onokerhoraye by Council and not the Senate and, even if there were to ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Pope-Emeritus Benedict XVI Receives Honorary Doctorates from …
GASTEL GANDOLFO — Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday ... Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI, said: “In the Constitution on the Liturgy of the ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
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TORRINGTON – Emeritus at Litchfield Hills has a new name and …
“We are very excited about this change,” said Carl Dunn, executive director of Emeritus at Litchfield Hills. “Becoming a part of Brookdale shows ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»

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