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   academic

   /ˌakəˈdɛmɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to education and scholarship: "academic achievement" Similar educationalscholasticinstructionalpedagogicalschoolcollegecollegiateuniversityscholarlystudiousliterarywell readintellectualclevereruditelearnededucatedculturedbookishhighbrowpedanticdonnishcerebralseriousinformal:brainydated:lettered
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest: "the debate has been largely academic" Similar theoreticalconceptualnotionalphilosophicalunpragmatichypotheticalspeculativeconjecturalconjecturedsuppositionalputativeindefiniteabstractvaguegeneralimpracticalunrealisticivory-towerirrelevantuselessrare:suppositioussuppositiveideationalOpposite practical

   noun

   • 1. a teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education: "the EU offers grants to academics for research on approved projects"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French académique or medieval Latin academicus, from academia (see academy).

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     ACADEMIC meaning: 1. relating to schools, colleges, and...

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     ACADEMIC definition: 1. related to education, schools,...

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   Something that is academic is related to school. Your parents might want to spend less time playing video games and more time focusing on academic pursuits. The noun academic refers to a professor or scholar. As a noun or an adjective, academic relates to book learning and not always in a good way.