Academic

English
[ak-uh-dem-ik]
adjective
1. of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education
2. pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics
3. theoretical or hypothetical; not practical, realistic, or directly useful
4. learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality
5. conforming to set rules, standards, or traditions; conventional
6. acquired by formal education, especially at a college or university
7. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Academe or to the Platonic school of philosophy
noun
8. a student or teacher at a college or university
9. a person who is academic in background, attitudes, methods, etc.
10. (initial capital letter) a person who supports or advocates the Platonic school of philosophy
11. academics, the scholarly activities of a school or university, as classroom studies or research projects
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