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ac·a·dem·ic  (k-dmk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a school, especially one of higher learning.
2.
a. Relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather than technical or vocational.
b. Relating to scholarly performance: a student's academic average.
3. Of or belonging to a scholarly organization.
4. Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world. See Synonyms at pedantic.
5. Based on formal education.
6. Formalistic or conventional.
7. Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention. See Synonyms at theoretical.
8. Having no practical purpose or use.
n.
1. A member of an institution of higher learning.
2. One who has an academic viewpoint or a scholarly background.

aca·demi·cal·ly adv.

academic [ˌækəˈdɛmɪk]
adj
1. (Social Science / Education) belonging or relating to a place of learning, esp a college, university, or academy
2. of purely theoretical or speculative interest an academic argument
3. excessively concerned with intellectual matters and lacking experience of practical affairs
4. (esp of a schoolchild) having an aptitude for study
5. conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional an academic painter
6. (Social Science / Education) relating to studies such as languages, philosophy, and pure science, rather than applied, technical, or professional studies
n
(Social Science / Education) a member of a college or university
academically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.academic - an educator who works at a college or universityacademic - an educator who works at a college or university
educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people
prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Adj.1.academic - associated with academia or an academyacademic - associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
2.academic - hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical resultacademic - hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
theoretical - concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics"
3.academic - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspectsacademic - marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

academic
adjective
1. scholastic, school, university, college, educational, campus, collegiate the country's richest and most famous academic institutions
2. scholarly, learned, intellectual, literary, erudite, highbrow, studious, lettered, swotty (Brit. informal) The author has settled for a more academic approach.
3. studious, serious, intellectual, eager, hard-working, scholarly, thoughtful, earnest, reflective, diligent, meditative, bookish, assiduous, swotty (Brit. informal), sedulous The system is failing less academic children.
4. theoretical, ideal, abstract, speculative, hypothetical, impractical, notional, conjectural These arguments are purely academic.
noun
scholar, intellectual, don, student, master, professor, fellow, pupil, lecturer, tutor, scholastic, bookworm, man of letters, egghead (informal), savant, academician, bluestocking (usually disparaging), schoolman He is an academic who believes in winning through argument.
Translations
academic [ˌækəˈdemɪk]
A. ADJ
1. (Scol, Univ) [ability, qualifications, achievement] → académico
academic standards were highlos niveles académicos eran buenos
in academic circlesen círculos universitarios
academic freedomlibertad f de cátedra
academic journalrevista f dirigida a académicos
academic staffprofesorado m, personal m docente
the academic worldel mundo académico
2. (= scholarly) → intelectualmente dotado
an exam for academic childrenun examen para niños intelectualmente dotados
3. (= theoretical) [question] → (puramente)teórico, sin interés práctico; [debate] → (puramente)teórico
that's all quite academiceso no tiene ninguna trascendencia
it is of academic interest onlysólo tiene interés teórico
B. Nacadémico/a m/f, profesor(a) m/f universitario/a
C. CPD academic advisor N (US) → jefe mf de estudios
academic dean N (US) → decano/a m/f
academic dress Nvestidura f universitaria
academic gown Ntoga f
academic officers NPL (US) → personal m docente
academic rank N (US) → rango m académico
academic year N (Univ) → año m académico (Scol) → año m escolar

academic [ˌækəˈdɛmɪk]
adj
(relating to universities) [standard, achievement, research, career, qualifications] → universitaire
academic freedom → liberté f académique
(relating to schools) [standard, achievement, qualifications] → scolaire
(= scholarly) [person] → doué(e) pour les études
(= irrelevant) [issue, question, argument] → théorique
nuniversitaire mf
academic advisor n (US)directeur/trice m/f d'études

academic
adj
akademisch; publisher, reputationwissenschaftlich; academic advisor (US) → Studienberater(in) m(f); academic dean (US) → Dekan(in) m(f); academic officers (US) → akademisches Personal; academic yearakademisches Jahr, Studienjahr nt
(= intellectual) approach, quality, interestwissenschaftlich; interestsgeistig; person, appearanceintellektuell; style, bookakademisch
(= theoretical)akademisch; out of academic interestaus rein akademischem Interesse; since the decision has already been made the discussion is purely academicda die Entscheidung schon getroffen wurde, ist das eine (rein) akademische Diskussion
nAkademiker(in) m(f); (Univ) → Universitätslehrkraft f

academic [ˌækəˈdɛmɪk]
1. adj
a. (Univ) → accademico/a, universitario/a; (intellectual) → intellettuale
academic life → vita universitaria
academic subjects → materie fpl umanistiche e scientifiche
b. (irrelevant) → puramente formale
that's rather academic now → ormai è un po' superfluo al lato pratico
2. ndocente m/f universitario/a, universitario/a

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