What does Academic mean?
Definitions for Academic
ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪkAca·dem·ic
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Academic.
Princeton's WordNet
academician, academic, faculty memberadjective
an educator who works at a college or university
academicadjective
associated with academia or an academy
"the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
academicadjective
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
"an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
academic, donnish, pedanticadjective
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Wiktionary
academicnoun
A member of the Academy; a follower of Plato, a Platonist.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicnoun
A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicnoun
A person who attends an academy.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicnoun
One who is academic in practice.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Pertaining to or characteristic of a school.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Having an aptitude for study.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Having no practical importance.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
To be so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
academicadjective
Theoretical or speculative.
I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
Etymology: * First attested in 1588.
Webster Dictionary
Academicadjective
alt. of Academical
Academicnoun
one holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist
Academicnoun
a member of an academy, college, or university; an academician
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Academic
ak-ad-em′ik, n. a Platonic philosopher: a student in a college. [See Academy.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
academic
1. Of, or pertaining to, fossils; vegetative; parasitic; the opposite of change, viable, evolution. 2. Relating to a society that promotes the love of the static and the immobile. 3. Apish, parrot-like, phonographic.
Editors Contribution
academic
Relating to education.
The academic calendar is different to an ordinary calendar.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Academic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2149
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Academic' in Adjectives Frequency: #288
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Academic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Academic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Academic in a Sentence
Too many girls are being refused the chance to reap the positive benefits that extend beyond the playing field, the stark statistics represent lost opportunities that would have enriched girls' high school experience and boosted their academic performance and overall health.
World Health Organization can not draw a conclusion of that magnitude without knowing the minds of the people, the difference between academic research and a bioweapon is in the minds of the person in the lab.
Before becoming a notable writer, one studies and reads the classic and academic writings to qualify such a level of notability and authenticity.
There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.
Matters of questionable academic conduct are not the norm on campus, but this case was handled as any other similar case would be, we followed our instructions, as written, during the adjudication and Honor Board procedures, through the resubmission and acceptance of the thesis.
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Translations for Academic
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- acadèmicCatalan, Valencian
- akademickýCzech
- akademikerDanish
- akademischGerman
- πλατωνικός, πλατωνιστής, ακαδημαϊκός, θεωρητικόςGreek
- akademiaEsperanto
- teórico, escolar, académicoSpanish
- yliopistollinen, teoreettinen, akateemikko, akateeminenFinnish
- académiqueFrench
- academiala, akademialaIdo
- accademicoItalian
- 学者, プラトン学派, 大学, 学生, 非現実的, 学問, 大学生, 人文的, プラトン学派の人Japanese
- akadēmisksLatvian
- akademikerNorwegian
- academisch, academicus, universitairDutch
- akademikarNorwegian Nynorsk
- akademiker, akademiskNorwegian
- akademickiPolish
- irrelevante, teórico, acadêmico, platônicoPortuguese
- academică, universitar, universitară, academicRomanian
- университетский, академическийRussian
- akademisk, akademikerSwedish
- கல்விTamil
- วิชาการThai
- học tậpVietnamese
- 学术的Chinese
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