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Definition of Academic
1. Noun. An educator who works at a college or university.
Generic synonyms: Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue
Specialized synonyms: Prof, Professor
Derivative terms: Academy, Academy, Academy, Academy
2. Adjective. Associated with academia or an academy. "Academic gowns"
3. Adjective. Hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result. "An academic question"
4. Adjective. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects.
Definition of Academic
1. a. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.
2. n. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
Definition of Academic
1. Adjective. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of a school. ¹
3. Adjective. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the '''academic''' sect or philosophy. ¹
4. Adjective. Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. ¹
5. Adjective. Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. ¹
6. Adjective. Having an aptitude for study. ¹
7. Adjective. (context: pejorative) Having no practical importance. ¹
8. Adjective. To be so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world. ¹
9. Adjective. Theoretical or speculative. ¹
10. Noun. A member of the Academy; a follower of Plato, a Platonist. ¹
11. Noun. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician. ¹
12. Noun. A person who attends an academy. ¹
13. Noun. One who is academic in practice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Academic
1. a college student or teacher [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Academic
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