academic

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.

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aca·demi·cal·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	academic - an educator who works at a college or university faculty member, academician 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 academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
	2.	academic - 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 aspects donnish, pedantic scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"

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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 high → los niveles académicos eran buenos
in academic circles → en círculos universitarios
academic freedom → libertad f de cátedra
academic journal → revista f dirigida a académicos
academic staff → profesorado m, personal m docente
the academic world → el mundo académico

2. (= scholarly) → intelectualmente dotado
an exam for academic children → un examen para niños intelectualmente dotados

3. (= theoretical) [question] → (puramente)teórico, sin interés práctico; [debate] → (puramente)teórico
that's all quite academic → eso no tiene ninguna trascendencia
it is of academic interest only → sólo tiene interés teórico

B. N → académico/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 N → vestidura f universitaria
academic gown N → toga 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

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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

n → universitaire mf
academic advisor n (US) → directeur/trice m/f d'études

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academic

adj

→ akademisch; publisher, reputation → wissenschaftlich; academic advisor (US) → Studienberater(in) m(f); academic dean (US) → Dekan(in) m(f); academic officers (US) → akademisches Personal; academic year → akademisches Jahr, Studienjahr nt

(= intellectual) approach, quality, interest → wissenschaftlich; interests → geistig; person, appearance → intellektuell; style, book → akademisch

(= theoretical) → akademisch; out of academic interest → aus rein akademischem Interesse; since the decision has already been made the discussion is purely academic → da die Entscheidung schon getroffen wurde, ist das eine (rein) akademische Diskussion

n → Akademiker(in) m(f); (Univ) → Universitätslehrkraft f

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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. n → docente m/f universitario/a, universitario/a

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