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Academic
ˌakəˈdɛmɪk
Academic definitions
adjective
academic
- relating to education and scholarship
"academic achievement"
educational scholastic instructional pedagogical scholarly studious literary well read intellectual clever erudite learned educated cultured bookish highbrow pedantic donnish cerebral serious- relating to an educational or scholarly institution or environment
"students resplendent in academic dress"
- (of an institution or a course of study) placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work
"a very academic school aiming to get pupils into Oxford or Cambridge"
- (of a person) interested in or excelling at scholarly pursuits and activities
"Ben is not an academic child but he tries hard"
- (of an art form) conventional, especially in an idealized or excessively formal way
"academic painting"
- not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest
"the debate has been largely academic"
noun
academic
academics
- a teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education
"the EU offers grants to academics for research on approved projects"