emeritus
(adjective) honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title ‘emeritus’ as in ‘professor emeritus’
emeritus
(noun) a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emeritus (not comparable)
(postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
emeritus
A person retired in this sense.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*mer"i*tus, a. Etym: [L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]
Definition: Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.
E*mer"i*tus, n.; pl. Emeriti. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
