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Emeriti vs Emeritus - What's the difference?

emeriti | emeritus |

As nouns the difference between emeriti and emeritus

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

As an adjective emeritus is

retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title especially "professor".

emeriti

English

Noun

(head)
  • (emeritus)
  • ----

    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!

    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!