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Etymology

From both the Medieval Latin acadēmicus and the French académique; compare academy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

academic (comparative more academic, superlative most academic)

  1. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning.
  2. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy.
  3. Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
  4. Conforming to set rules and traditions.
  5. Having an aptitude for study.
  6. (pejorative) Having no practical importance.

Derived terms

Terms derived from academic (adjective)
  • academic question
  • academic degree
  • academic discipline

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to academic (adjective)

Noun

academic (plural academics)

  1. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
  2. A person who attends an academy.
  3. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.

Derived terms

Terms derived from academic (noun)

Translations

member of an academy, college, or university
person who attends an academy
  • Japanese: 学生 ja(ja) (gakusei), 大学生 ja(ja) (daigakusei)
  • Norwegian: akademiker no(no) m.
Platonist
  • Greek: πλατωνιστής el(el) (platonistís) m.
  • Japanese: プラトン学派の人 ja(ja) (puraton gakuha no hito)
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Interlingua

Adjective

academic

  1. academic

Romanian

Adjective

academic (academică f., academici m. pl., academice f. pl.)

  1. Academic m.

 

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