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emerita
[ ih-mer-i-tuh ]
/ ɪˈmɛr ɪ tə /
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adjective
(of a woman) retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position: Kate Johnson, Professor Emerita of Music.
noun, plural e·mer·i·tae [ih-mer-i-tee]. /ɪˈmɛr ɪˌti/.
a woman with such status.
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Origin of emerita
<Latin, feminine of ēmeritusemeritus
Words nearby emerita
emergent evolution, emergent norm, emergicenter, emerging, emerging market, emerita, emeritus, emerize, emersed, emersion, Emerson
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