academic
aca·de·mic
adjective
1.
2.
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
- “an academic discussion”
- “an academic question”
noun
1.
an educator who works at a college or university
Origin
From both the Medieval Latin acadēmicus and the French académique, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós), from Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) or Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia), the name of the place where Plato taught; compare academy.
Phrases
- academic advantage
- academic art
- academic bulimia
- academic costume
- academic degree
- academic disadvantage
- academic discipline
- academic freedom
- dark academic
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