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emeritus

/ɪ'mɛrɪtəs/ · ɪmɛrɪtəs

Emeritus has 4 syllables: e · mer · i · tus.

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

adjective. Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'.

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