academic

1. a. Alt. of Academical Source: opted

2. n. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Source: opted

3. n. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician. Source: opted

4. adj. associated with academia or an academy Source: wordnet

5. adj. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result Source: wordnet

6. adj. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Source: wordnet

7. n. an educator who works at a college or university Source: wordnet

8. 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Hume. 2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician. 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. Source: webster

9. j:88/n:12 a. associated with academia or an academy s. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result s. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Source: ecdict

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