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academic [ ac·a·dem·ic ]
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1. Relating to education and scholarship.
he had no academic qualifications
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2. Relating to an educational or scholarly institution or environment.
When it came to the academic environment, I was a natural.
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3. (of an institution or a course of study) placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work.
It's an academic course and there's lots of reading and writing.
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4. (of a person) interested in or excelling at scholarly pursuits and activities.
I lived apart from the happy, academic families.
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5. (of an art form) conventional, especially in an idealized or excessively formal way.
In Gerome's quasi-photographic version of academic painting, tone came first.
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6. Not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest.
the debate has been largely academic
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1. A teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education.
the EU offers grants to academics for research on approved projects
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Origin
1. Mid 16th century from French académique or medieval Latin academicus, from academia (see academy).
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