Academic word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "academic" word

[noun] an educator who works at a college or university
[adjective] hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
[adjective] marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
[adjective] associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"

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\Ac`a*dem"ic\, Academical \Ac`a*dem"ic*al\, a. [L. academicus: cf. F. acad['e]migue. See {Academy}.] 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; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. ``Academic courses.'' --Warburton. ``Academical study.'' --Berkeley.
\Ac`a*dem"ic\, n. 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. --Hume. 2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.

Synonyms for academic

academician, donnish, faculty member, pedantic, scholarly, theoretical

See also: educator | pedagogue | professor |

Related terms: chimerical, conjectural, cross-disciplinary, devoted to studies, hypothetical, ideal, impractical, interdisciplinary, notional, owlish, pedagogical, preceptorial, preschool, professorial, school, schoolmasterish, schoolmasterlike, schoolmistressy, tutorial, unpractical, unrealistic, visionary

The fun area, different aproach to word »academic«

Let's analyse "academic" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: CIMEDACA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -.-. .- -.. . -- .. -.-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: academic: 1 + 1 + 5 + 9 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: academic: 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 3 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder

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