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Dictionary: ac·a·dem·ic   (ăk'ə-dĕm'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a school, especially one of higher learning.
    1. Relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather than technical or vocational.
    2. Relating to scholarly performance: a student's academic average.
  2. Of or belonging to a scholarly organization.
  3. Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world. See synonyms at pedantic.
  4. Based on formal education.
  5. Formalistic or conventional.
  6. Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention. See synonyms at theoretical.
  7. Having no practical purpose or use.
n.
  1. A member of an institution of higher learning.
  2. One who has an academic viewpoint or a scholarly background.
academically ac'a·dem'i·cal·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters: bookish, donnish, formalistic, inkhorn, literary, pedantic, pedantical, scholastic. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, flexible/rigid, teach/learn.
  2. Concerned primarily with theories rather than practical matters: abstract, speculative, theoretic, theoretical. See thoughts.

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adj

Definition: relating to schooling, learning
Antonyms: ignorant, untaught

adj

Definition: relating to theories, philosophy
Antonyms: ordinary, plain, practical, simple

n

Definition: scholar or university/college teacher
Antonyms: ignoramus


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having to do with education or schools.

pronunciation Henry's academic grades were awful.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - akademisk, videnskabelig, universitær
n. - akademiker, forsker, teoretiker

idioms:

  • academic year    akademisk år

Nederlands (Dutch)
academisch, theoretisch (niet praktisch), Platonisch, sceptisch, te formeel (kunst), academicus

Français (French)
adj. - académique, universitaire, scolaire, (US) de faculté, (US) des études, (US) enseignant, administratif, théorique, spéculatif, intellectuel, (Art) académique
n. - universitaire

idioms:

  • academic year    année universitaire, année scolaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - akademisch, Hochschul-, Universitäts-, pedantisch, wissenschaftlich, allgemeinbildend, konventionell
n. - Akademiker

idioms:

  • academic year    Schuljahr, Studienjahr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πανεπιστημιακός (δι)δάσκαλος
adj. - ακαδημαϊκός, θεωρητικός, πανεπιστημιακός, τυπικός, συμβατικός

idioms:

  • academic year    ακαδημαϊκό έτος

Italiano (Italian)
accademico, universitario, convenzionale, scolastico, formalista

idioms:

  • academic year    anno accademico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acadêmico (m)
adj. - acadêmico

idioms:

  • academic year    ano (m) letivo das universidades

Русский (Russian)
академический, университетский, педантичный

idioms:

  • academic year    учебный год

Español (Spanish)
adj. - académico, universitario, culto, instruido
n. - académico, universitario

idioms:

  • academic year    año académico o lectivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - akademiker, teoretiker
adj. - akademisk, teoretisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
学院的, 大学的, 学术的, 纯理论的, 大学教师, 学者, 大学生, 学究

idioms:

  • academic year    大学的学年, 学年

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 學院的, 大學的, 學術的, 純理論的
n. - 大學教師, 學者, 大學生, 學究

idioms:

  • academic year    大學的學年, 學年

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 학원의 , 학구적인, 격식을 중시하는, 인문학과의, 아카데미 학파의
n. - 학생, 대학교수, 공리공론

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 学究的な, 純理論的な, 学園の, 大学の, アカデメイア学派の, 人文系の
n. - 大学生, 学究, 学士院会員

idioms:

  • academic year    学年度, 学年

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جأمعه (صفه) أكاديمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של לימודים, תיאורטי, לא מעשי, אקדמי, של אקדמיה‬
n. - ‮אקדמאי, מלומד‬


 
 
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