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Emerita vs Emeritus - What's the difference?

emerita | emeritus |

Emeritus is a related term of emerita.



As adjectives the difference between emerita and emeritus

is that emerita is the female equivalent of emeritus while emeritus is retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title especially "professor".

As nouns the difference between emerita and emeritus

is that emerita is plural of emeritum while emeritus is a person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita).

emerita

English

Etymology 1

From the (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • The female equivalent of emeritus.
  • Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    emeritus

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia emeritus) (-)
  • Retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor").
  • Noun

    (emeriti)
  • A person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita).
  • * 1955 , Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita :
  • Oh, you veteran crime reporter, you grave old usher, you once popular policeman, now in solitary confinement after gracing that school crossing for years, you wretched emeritus read to by a boy!