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Academic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Academic : adj
1: associated with academia or an academy; "the academic
curriculum"; "academic gowns"
2: hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an
immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion";
"an academic question"
3: marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
especially its trivial aspects [syn: donnish, pedantic]
(noun)
1: an educator who works at a college or university [syn: academician,
faculty member]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Academic : \Ac`a*dem"ic\, Academical \Ac`a*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.
academicus: cf. F. acad['e]migue. See Academy.]
1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the
Academic sect or philosophy.
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of
learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction
from scientific. ``Academic courses.'' --Warburton.
``Academical study.'' --Berkeley.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Academic : \Ac`a*dem"ic\, n.
1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a
Platonist. --Hume.
2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an
academician.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Academic |
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cjrw: @stujohnson I used to tag everything on delicious but now do Academic papers on @citulike but latter doesn't do bbc news sites etc #cfbweb2 |
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draion: Themes of the day: Academic failure and SpongeBob band-aids. |
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owrange: Why sad? Better get a walkmate RT @rukku: Walking around the Academic Oval. First round's fine. Second round's just sad. |
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