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scholastic

[ skuh-las-tik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to schools, school, scholars, or education:

    scholastic attainments.

  2. of or relating to secondary education or schools: school:

    a scholastic meet.

  3. of or relating to the medieval schoolmen.


noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a schoolman, a disciple of the schoolmen, or an adherent of scholasticism.
  2. a pedantic person.
  3. Roman Catholic Church. a student in a scholasticate.

scholastic

/ əˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or befitting schools, scholars, or education
  2. pedantic or precise
  3. often capital characteristic of or relating to the medieval Schoolmen
“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 student or pupil
  2. a person who is given to quibbling or logical subtleties; pedant
  3. often capital a disciple or adherent of scholasticism; Schoolman
    1. a Jesuit student who is undergoing a period of probation prior to commencing his theological studies
    2. the status and position of such a student
  4. a formalist in art
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scholastic1

1590–1600; < Latin scholasticus < Greek DZپó studious, learned, derivative of DZá𾱲 to be at leisure to study. See school 1, -tic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scholastic1

C16: via Latin from Greek skholastikos devoted to learning, ultimately from DZŧ school 1
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The legislation is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who urged educators as the academic year began to enact restrictions, citing the “mental health, scholastic, and social risks” of phone use in classrooms.

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In the evening, he’ll be competing at the Arcadia Invitational after setting a national scholastic record at last week’s Texas Relays when he achieved a mark of 53 feet, 1½ inches.

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Chait missed his calling as a medieval scholastic agonizing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

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Twenty-three states have passed laws barring male-born athletes who identify as female from participating in female scholastic sports.

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