academicism

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Synonyms: academics, academician, academicalism, academism, academicize

Antonyms: academics, academician, academicalism, academism, academicize

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|classical studies|sometimes|capitalized}} The [[doctrines]] of [[Plato]]'s academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a [[tenet]] of the [[academic|Academic]] philosophy; state of being Academic. {{defdate|First attested in the early 17th century.}}<ref name=SOED>Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.'' 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref>
2. {{lb|en|art|literature}} [[traditional|Traditional]] or [[orthodox]] [[formalism]]; [[conventionalism]].
3. [[speculative|Speculative]] [[thought]]s and [[attitude]]s.
4. A [[mannerism]] or mode peculiar to an [[academy]].

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