academic
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- scholarly, bookish, erudite, highbrow, learned, literary, studious
- hypothetical, abstract, conjectural, impractical, notional, speculative, theoretical
[noun]
Synonyms:
- scholar, academician, don, fellow, lecturer, master, professor, tutor

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Contrasted words: ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, down-to-earth, everyday, practical, realistic, straightforward
Related Words: impractical, utopian, visionary, chimerical, imaginary

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I. ac‧a‧dem‧ic¹ W2 AC /ˌækəˈdemɪk◂/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: academy, academia, academic, academe, academician; adverb: academically; adjective: academic ≠ UNACADEMIC]

1. [usually before noun] relating to education, especially at college or university level Antonym : non-academic:
He possessed no academic qualifications.
a program to raise academic standards

2. [usually before noun] concerned with studying from books, as opposed to practical work:
the study of art as an academic discipline

3. good at studying Antonym : unacademic:
He’s not very academic.

4. if a discussion about something is academic, it is a waste of time because the speakers cannot change the existing situation:
The question of where we go on holiday is purely academic since we don’t have any money.
—academically /-kli/ adverb

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II. academic² AC noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: academy, academia, academic, academe, academician; adverb: academically; adjective: academic ≠ UNACADEMIC]
a teacher in a college or university

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academic
adj.
VERBS be | become
ADV. merely, purely, strictly The distinction being made is purely academic.
largely, rather, somewhat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

academic

academic qualifications
He had the right experience and academic qualifications for the job.
academic performance
Personal problems may affect a student’s academic performance.
academic achievements
Girls’ academic achievements are at least as good as boys’.
academic standards (=levels that are considered to be acceptable)
The school has high academic standards.
academic research (=study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas)
Many academic research projects take years to complete.
academic study
After academic study, you have to gain practical experience.
an academic subject
Children who are not good at academic subjects may excel in music or sport.
an academic discipline (=a subject that is studied at university)
the academic disciplines of linguistics, psychology and sociology
an academic career
She wanted to pursue an academic career.
the academic year (=the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university)
Language students spend the third academic year abroad.
the academic world (=the institutions, people etc involved in education)
In the academic world, the theory was received less approvingly.
academic freedom (=the freedom to study what you want)
There is concern for the academic freedom of both staff and students.

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