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- pronunciation:
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mihk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or concerning a school or university.
Colleges and universities are academic institutions.- synonyms:
- collegiate, scholastic
- similar words:
- educational, institutional, pedagogical
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| definition 2: |
having to do with scholarship or disciplined, intellectual study.
Her parents think she should spend more time on her academic work and less on sports.- synonyms:
- educated, learned, lettered, scholarly
- similar words:
- bookish, cultured, donnish, erudite, intellectual, knowledgeable, literary, scientific, studious, versed, well-read, well-versed
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| definition 3: |
lacking immediate practical value; theoretical.
This entire discussion of changes in management is purely academic--we know that no action will be taken!- synonyms:
- hypothetical, moot, speculative, theoretical, unrealistic
- similar words:
- abstract, immaterial, impractical, irrelevant, philosophical, useless, utopian, visionary
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| related words: |
book, hypothetical, theoretical |
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noun |
| definition: |
a teacher at a college or university.
Some academics receive fairly low salaries compared with other professionals.He's just a stuffy old academic like me!- synonyms:
- instructor, lecturer, master, professor, teacher, tutor
- similar words:
- academician, docent, doctor, don, educator, fellow, pedagogue, preceptor, scholar, scholastic, schoolman, schoolteacher
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| related words: |
faculty, intellectual, literate |
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| derivation: |
academically (adv.) |
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