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- pronunciation:
- ae
k
de
mihk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having to do with a school.
Universities are academic institutions.- similar words:
- educational
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| definition 2: |
having to do with learning or study.
She should spend more time on her academic work and less on sports.- synonyms:
- learned
- similar words:
- intellectual, knowledgeable, literary, scientific, well-read
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noun |
| definition: |
a teacher or scholar at a college or university.
Her mother is a lawyer and her father is an academic.- synonyms:
- instructor, professor, teacher
- similar words:
- doctor, fellow, scholar
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| related words: |
faculty, intellectual |
| derivation: |
academically (adv.) |
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