academic
IPA: ækʌdˈɛmɪk
noun
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- (archaic) A student in a college.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals.
- (plural only) Academic studies.
adjective
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
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Examples of "academic" in Sentences
- That is not academic dispassion.
- It is buffoonery, not academic research.
- Academics is the stronghold of the school.
- Musicology is the academic study of music.
- That is the calibre of academics at that place.
- The academic community will be eternally grateful.
- The credential of these sources need to be academic.
- The academic environment of the school is very inspiring and motivating.
- The program of the school included academics, outdoor education, and chores.
- The school made amark in the academic history in the district and nationally.
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