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academically

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.academically - in regard to academic mattersacademically - in regard to academic matters; "academically, this is a good school"
Translations
academically [ˌækəˈdemɪkəlɪ] ADV
1. (Scol, Univ) an academically gifted childun niño con grandes dotes intelectuales
academically, the boy is below averageen los estudios el chico está por debajo del promedio
she's outstanding academicallyes muy brillante desde el punto de vista académico
an academically renowned professorun catedrático de renombre en círculos universitarios
an academically sound argumentun argumento sólido desde el punto de vista intelectual
2. (= theoretically) to argue academicallydar razones puramente teóricas
academically [ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli] adv (at school)sur le plan scolaire; (at university)sur le plan universitaire
to do well academically → bien réussir dans ses études
academically
adv
wissenschaftlich; to be academically inclinedgeistige Interessen haben; to be academically mindedwissenschaftlich denken; academically respectablewissenschaftlich akzeptabel; academically giftedintellektuell begabt
she is not doing well academically (Sch) → sie ist in der Schule nicht gut; (Univ) → sie ist mit ihrem Studium nicht sehr erfolgreich; she’s good at handicraft but is not doing so well academicallyim Werken ist sie gut, aber in den wissenschaftlichen Fächern hapert es


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