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Academic
/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
📖 Definitions of "Academic"
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(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
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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.
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A member of the Academy; an academician.
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A student in a college.
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Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
"the academic sect or philosophy"
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Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
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Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
"I have always had an academic interest in hacking."
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Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
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