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ac·a·de·mi·cian

(ăk′ə-də-mĭsh′ən, ə-kăd′ə-)

1. An academic.

2. A member of an art, literary, or scientific academy or society.

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academician

(əˌkædəˈmɪʃən; ˌækədə-)

(Education) a member of an academy (sense 1)

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ac•a•de•mi•cian

(ˌæk ə dəˈmɪʃ ən, əˌkæd ə-)

n.

1. a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.

2. a follower or promoter of traditional rules or trends in philosophy, art, or literature.

[1740–50; < French académicien]

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Noun	1.	academician - someone elected to honorary membership in an academy honorary society, academy - an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
	2.	academician - a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation schoolman bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
	3.	academician - an educator who works at a college or university academic, faculty member educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

Translations

Akademiker Akademikerin Student Studentin

académico

akateemikko

académicien

академик

academician

[əˌkædəˈmɪʃən] N → académico/a m/f

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academician

[əˌkædəˈmɪʃ^ən] n → académicien(ne) m/facademic year n (at university) → année f universitaire; (at school) → année f scolaire

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academician

n → Akademiemitglied nt

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academician

[əˌkædɪˈmɪʃ/ən] n → accademico

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THE ACADEMICIANS OF ARGAMASILLA, A VILLAGE OF LA MANCHA, ON THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA, HOC SCRIPSERUNT MONICONGO, ACADEMICIAN OF ARGAMASILLA,

PANIAGUADO, ACADEMICIAN OF ARGAMASILLA, IN LAUDEM DULCINEAE DEL TOBOSO

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"Indeed?" said Monte Cristo; "so this gentleman is an Academician?"

"Unfortunately," said Monte Cristo, "one's title to a millionaire does not last for life, like that of baron, peer of France, or Academician; for example, the millionaires Franck & Poulmann, of Frankfort, who have just become bankrupts."

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Trefusis paid the money at once, and then set himself to find out how much a similar design would have cost from the hands of an eminent Royal Academician. Happening to know a gentleman in this position, he consulted him, and was informed that the probable cost would be from five hundred to one thousand pounds.

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Some of them were like Royal Academicians of a certain kind.

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"Now look here, when Olympia was shown at the Salon, Zola--amid the jeers of the Philistines and the hisses of the pompiers, the academicians, and the public, Zola said: `I look forward to the day when Manet's picture will hang in the Louvre opposite the Odalisque of Ingres, and it will not be the Odalisque which will gain by comparison.' It'll be there.

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The Portrait of a Nobleman was politely reserved to be hung up, if the Royal Academicians could possibly find room for it.

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"Some bad artists become Royal Academicians. Some take to drink.

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It belongs to no language known to the savans or academicians.

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Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.

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He is good company for pirates and good with academicians; so that it is useless to fortify yourself against him; he has the private entrance to all minds, and I could as easily exclude myself, as him.