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academic
[ ak-uh-dem-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution:
academic requirements.
- pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics.
Synonyms: ,
- theoretical or hypothetical; not practical, realistic, or directly useful:
an academic question;
an academic discussion of a matter already decided.
- learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality.
Synonyms:
- conforming to set rules, standards, or traditions; conventional:
academic painting.
- acquired by formal education, especially at a college or university:
academic preparation for the ministry.
- Academic, of or relating to Academe or to the Platonic school of philosophy.
noun
- a student or teacher at a college or university.
- a person who is academic in background, attitudes, methods, etc.:
He was by temperament an academic, concerned with books and the arts.
- Academic, a person who supports or advocates the Platonic school of philosophy.
- academics, the scholarly activities of a school or university, as classroom studies or research projects:
more emphasis on academics and less on athletics.
academic
/ ˌæəˈɛɪ /
adjective
- belonging or relating to a place of learning, esp a college, university, or academy
- of purely theoretical or speculative interest
an academic argument
- excessively concerned with intellectual matters and lacking experience of practical affairs
- (esp of a schoolchild) having an aptitude for study
- conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional
an academic painter
- relating to studies such as languages, philosophy, and pure science, rather than applied, technical, or professional studies
noun
- a member of a college or university
Derived Forms
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Example Sentences
Proponents say such partnerships are essential to innovation and academic excellence.
Across the world, programmes offering free meals to students have proved to be effective in improving health, academic performance and attendance.
But the State Bar is pressing forward with its new system of multiple-choice questions — even though some academic experts have repeatedly flagged problems with the quality of the February exam questions.
"This case involves the Government's efforts to use the withholding of federal funding as leverage to gain control of academic decisionmaking at Harvard."
“The tradeoff put to Harvard and other universities is clear: Allow the Government to micromanage your academic institution or jeopardize the institution’s ability to pursue medical breakthroughs, scientific discoveries, and innovative solutions,” the filing states.
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