academic

adjective
/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/

Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.

Other meanings

Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.

Related words

quasi-academic
academented
academicise
Academicism
academicism
academicist
academicize
academicness
acafan
acafandom
Blackademic
blackademic

Example sentences

“It seems to be a matter of academic dispute.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "ἀκαδημικός".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “academic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.