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ten·ured

(tĕn′yərd, -yo͝ord′)

adj.

Having tenure: tenured faculty.

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tenured

(ˈtɛnjʊəd; ˈtɛnjəd)

adj

(Education) chiefly

a. having tenure of office: a tenured professor.

b. guaranteeing tenure of office: a tenured post.

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Adj.

tenured - appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime; "an irremovable officer"; "a tenured professor"

irremovable - incapable of being removed or away or dismiss; "irremovable boulders"; "irremovable obstacles"

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