Academic

English

Etymology

Latin academicus: compare French académique. See academy.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/, SAMPA: /%{k@"dEmIk/

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  Rhymes: -ɛmɪk

Adjective

Academic (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Academic

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning.
   • academic courses - William Warburton
   • academical study - George Berkeley
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 advantage academic disadvantage academic institution

academic question academic degree academic discipline

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to academic (adjective)

academical academically

academically disadvantaged academicals

Translations

belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning

Czech: akademický cs(cs) m. Dutch: academisch, universitair Finnish: akateeminen fi(fi), yliopistollinen fi(fi) Greek: ακαδημαϊκός el(el) (akadimaïkós)

Italian: accademico it(it) Japanese: 学問の ja(ja) (gakumonno), 大学の ja(ja) (daigakuno) Norwegian: akademisk no(no) Swedish: akademisk sv(sv)

belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato

Dutch: academisch nl(nl)

Japanese: プラトン学派の ja(ja) (puraton gakuha no)

scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific

Dutch: academisch nl(nl) Finnish: akateeminen fi(fi), teoreettinen fi(fi) German: akademisch de(de) Greek: ακαδημαϊκός el(el) (akadimaïkós)

Ido: academiala io(io) Italian: accademico it(it) Japanese: 人文的な ja(ja) (jinbuntekina) Norwegian: akademisk no(no)

having no practical importance

Dutch: academisch nl(nl) Finnish: akateeminen fi(fi), teoreettinen fi(fi) Greek: θεωρητικός el(el) (theoritikós)

Japanese: 非現実的な ja(ja) (higenjitsutekina) Norwegian: akademisk no(no) Swedish: akademisk sv(sv)

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French: académique m., f., scolaire m., f. Hebrew: אקדמי (aqademi) m., אקדמית (aqademit) f. Interlingua: academic, scholar

Romanian: academic m., academică f., academici m. pl., academice f. pl., şcolar m., şcolară f., şcolari m. pl., şcolare f. pl. Spanish: académico m., escolar m.

Noun

Singular Academic

Plural {{{1}}}

Academic ({{{1}}})

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)

pracademic

Translations

member of an academy, college, or university

Dutch: universitair m. Finnish: (yliopiston) professori/opettaja/tutkija etc., akateemikko Greek: ακαδημαϊκός el(el) (akadimaïkós) c.

Japanese: 学者 ja(ja) (gakusha) Norwegian: akademiker no(no) m. Swedish: akademiker sv(sv) c.

person who attends an academy

Finnish: yliopisto-opiskelija, opiskelija, (yliopiston) professori/opettaja/tutkija etc., akateemikko (rarely)

Japanese: 学生 ja(ja) (gakusei), 大学生 ja(ja) (daigakusei) Norwegian: akademiker no(no) m.

Platonist

Dutch: academicus nl(nl) m. Finnish: akateemikko fi(fi)

Japanese: プラトン学派の人 ja(ja) (puraton gakuha no hito)

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French: universitaire m. Sinhalese: විද්වතා n.

Spanish: académico m., escolar m.

See also

• scientific

External links

• Academic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Academic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Interlingua

Adjective

academic

1. academic

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Romanian

Adjective

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

1. Academic m.

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