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academic

[ ak-uh-dem-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution:

    academic requirements.

  2. pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. theoretical or hypothetical; not practical, realistic, or directly useful:

    an academic question;

    an academic discussion of a matter already decided.

  4. learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality.

    Synonyms:

  5. conforming to set rules, standards, or traditions; conventional:

    academic painting.

  6. acquired by formal education, especially at a college or university:

    academic preparation for the ministry.

  7. Academic, of or relating to Academe or to the Platonic school of philosophy.


noun

  1. a student or teacher at a college or university.
  2. a person who is academic in background, attitudes, methods, etc.:

    He was by temperament an academic, concerned with books and the arts.

  3. Academic, a person who supports or advocates the Platonic school of philosophy.
  4. academics, the scholarly activities of a school or university, as classroom studies or research projects:

    more emphasis on academics and less on athletics.

academic

/ ˌæəˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. belonging or relating to a place of learning, esp a college, university, or academy
  2. of purely theoretical or speculative interest

    an academic argument

  3. excessively concerned with intellectual matters and lacking experience of practical affairs
  4. (esp of a schoolchild) having an aptitude for study
  5. conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional

    an academic painter

  6. relating to studies such as languages, philosophy, and pure science, rather than applied, technical, or professional studies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of a college or university
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈ𳾾, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

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  • ԴDz···· adjective noun
  • ···· adjective
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  • ܲ·-··· adjective
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  • ܲ···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of academic1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ŧܲ, from Greek 첹ŧ𾱰ó. See academy, academe, -ic
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Synonym Study

See formal.
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