Definitions for: Academic


[n] an educator who works at a college or university
[adj] hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
[adj] marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
[adj] associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


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.

Synonyms: academician, donnish, faculty member, pedantic, scholarly, theoretical

See Also: educator, pedagogue, professor

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