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English

Etymology
L. academicus: compare French académique. See academy.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æk��d�mɪk/, SAMPA|/%{k@"dEmIk/
:rhymes|�mɪk

Adjective
en-adj

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.

#*academic courses - Warburton
#*academical study - Berkeley

1. Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
2. pejorative Having no practical importance.

Derived terms
academic advantage
academic disadvantage

Related terms
academical
academically
academically disadvantaged
academicals

Translations
trans-top|belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
Dutch: academisch
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trans-top|belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
Dutch: academisch, universitair
Finnish: akateeminen, yliopistollinen
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Greek: t|el|ακαδημα�κ��||trakadimaïkós|scGrek
Norwegian: t+|no|akademisk
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trans-top|scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific
Dutch: academisch
Finnish: akateeminen, teoreettinen
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German: akademisch
Greek: t|el|ακαδημα�κ��||trakadimaïkós|scGrek
Norwegian: t+|no|akademisk
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trans-top|having no practical importance
Dutch: academisch
Finnish: akateeminen, teoreettinen
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|θε��η�ικ��||trtheoritikós|scGrek
Norwegian: t+|no|akademisk
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ttbc|French: académique m, f, scolaire m, f
ttbc|Hebrew: �ק��� (aqademi) m, �ק���ת (aqademit) f
ttbc|Interlingua: academic, scholar
ttbc|Japanese: 学��� (gakumonteki na); 学�� (gakumon no)
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ttbc|Romanian: academic m, academic� f, academici m p, academice f p, �colar m, �colar� f, �colari m p, �colare f p
ttbc|Spanish: académico m, escolar m
ttbc|Swedish: akademisk
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Noun
en-noun

1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
3. A person who attends an academy.

Translations
trans-top|Platonist
Dutch: academicus m
Finnish: t-|fi|akateemikko
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trans-top|member of an academy, college, or university
Dutch: universitair m
Finnish: (yliopisto|yliopiston) professori/opettaja/tutkija etc., akateemikko
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Greek: t|el|ακαδημα�κ��|c|trakadimaïkós|scGrek
Norwegian: t+|no|akademiker|m
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trans-top|person who attends an academy
Finnish: yliopisto-opiskelija, opiskelija, (yliopisto|yliopiston) professori/opettaja/tutkija etc., akateemikko (rarely)
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Norwegian: t+|no|akademiker|m
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ttbc|French: universitaire m
ttbc|Japanese: 学� (gakusha)
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ttbc|Sinhala: ��ද��ත� n
ttbc|Spanish: académico m, escolar m
ttbc|Swedish: akademiker
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See also
scientific

Interlingua

Adjective
academic

1. #English|academic

Category:Interlingua adjectives

Romanian

Adjective
academic (academic� f, academici m|p, academice f|p)

1. #English|Academic m

Category:Romanian adjectives

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