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academic

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Synonyms: academia, academie, academy, academe, academics, academist, pracademic, anaemic, academian, ecdemic, academial

Antonyms: academia, academie, academy, academe, academics, academist, pracademic, anaemic, academian, ecdemic, academial

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Adjective

  1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of [[Plato]]. {{defdate|from late 16th century}}<ref name=SOED/>
  2. Belonging to an [[academy]] or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. {{defdate|from late 16th century}}<ref name=SOED/>
  3. In particular: relating to [[literary]], [[classical]], or [[artistic]] studies like the [[humanities]], rather than to [[technical]] or [[vocational]] studies like [[engineering]] or welding.
  4. Having [[little]] [[practical]] [[use]] or [[value]], as by being overly [[detailed]] and [[unengaging]], or by being [[theoretical]] and [[speculative]] with no practical [[importance]]. {{defdate|from late 19th century}}
  5. Having a [[love]] of or [[aptitude]] for learning.
  6. {{lb|en|art}} [[conform|Conforming]] to set [[rule]]s and [[tradition]]s; [[conventional]]; [[formalistic]]. {{defdate|from late 19th century}}<ref name=SOED/>
  7. So [[scholarly]] as to be [[unaware]] of the [[outside]] [[world]]; lacking in [[worldliness]]; inexperienced in practical matters.

Noun

  1. {{lb|en|usually|capitalized}} A follower of [[Plato]], a [[Platonist]]. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 16th century.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5}}</ref>
  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. {{defdate|First attested in the late 16th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
  3. A member of the [[Academy]]; an [[academician]]. {{defdate|First attested in the mid 18th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
  4. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[student]] in a [[college]].
  5. {{lb|en|pluralonly}} Academic dress; [[academicals]]. {{defdate|First attested in the early 19th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
  6. {{lb|en|pluralonly}} Academic studies. {{defdate|First attested in the late 20th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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