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Emeritus vs Emeritus - What's the difference?

emeritus | emeritus |

As adjectives the difference between emeritus and emeritus

is that emeritus is retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor") while emeritus is retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title (especially "professor").

As nouns the difference between emeritus and emeritus

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

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!