Definition of academic Academic

/æˌkʌdɛˈmɪk/ - [akudemik] - ac•a•dem•ic

We found 18 definitions of academic from 6 different sources.

What does academic mean?

Adjective
academic - associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
academic - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
		donnish, pedantic
		scholarly characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
academic - hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"

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academic (Noun)
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.
academic (Noun)
A member of the Academy; an academician.
academic (Adjective)
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy.
academic (Adjective)
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
academic (Adjective)
Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to scientific or vocational; having no practical importance.
academic (Adjective)
So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
academic (Adjective)
Subscribing to the architectural standards of.

academic (a.)
Alt. of Academical
academic (n.)
One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
academic (n.)
A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.

academic
Regarding abstractions, namely, concepts, ideas, thoughts etc.(Adj.; Re. Philosophy; Source: IPDF)
academic
Belonging to an academy.
academic
Belonging to a higher institution of learning; scholarly.

academic
ak-ad-em′ik, n. a Platonic philosopher: a student in a college. [See Academy.]

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