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How to pronounce “academic”
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Pronunciation guide for academic
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- Practice the English pronunciation of academic with real speech in context.
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- How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy
to colleges to issues of academic credit
- Definition summary
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. [from late 16th century][2]
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How to pronounce academic
How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy
to colleges to issues of academic credit
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “academic”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. [from late 16th century][2]
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century][2]
- In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance. [from late 19th century]
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. [from late 19th century][2]
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
- [Noun]
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][2]
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.][2]
- A member of the Academy; an academician. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][2]
- (archaic) A student in a college.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals. [First attested in the early 19th century.][2]
- (plural only) Academic studies. [First attested in the late 20th century.][2]
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