Meaning of ACADEMIC
| Pronunciation: | | `aku'demik
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- [n] an educator who works at a college or university
- [adj] hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
- [adj] marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
- [adj] associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
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| | Synonyms: | | academician, donnish, faculty member, pedantic, scholarly, theoretical |
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| | See Also: | | educator, pedagogue, professor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ac`a*dem"ic\, Academical \Ac`a*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.
academicus: cf. F. acad['e]migue. See {Academy}.]
1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the
Academic sect or philosophy.
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of
learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction
from scientific. ``Academic courses.'' --Warburton.
``Academical study.'' --Berkeley.
\Ac`a*dem"ic\, n.
1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a
Platonist. --Hume.
2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an
academician.
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