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emerited

/ɪˈmɛɹɪtɪd/

emerited adjective: considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.

Adjective

emerited (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.
    • emerited professor
    • emerited teacher

Origin of emerited

See emeritus, + -ed.

Questions about emerited

What does emerited mean?
Emerited means considered as having done sufficient public service, and therefore honourably discharged.
What part of speech is emerited?
Emerited is an adjective.
How do you pronounce emerited?
Emerited is pronounced /ɪˈmɛɹɪtɪd/.

Words near emerited in the dictionary

  1. emerises
  2. emerising
  3. emerita
  4. emeritae
  5. emeritate
  6. emerited
  7. emeriti
  8. emeritum
  9. emeritus
  10. emerituses
  11. emerize

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