Academic
21academic*/ — [ˌækəˈdemɪk] adj I 1) relating to education, especially in colleges and universities We expect our students to meet high academic standards.[/ex] We are approaching the end of the academic year (= time during the year when there is… …
22academic — ac•a•dem•ic [[t]ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk[/t]] adj. Also, ac a•dem′i•cal. 1) edu of or pertaining to a school, esp. one for higher education 2) edu of or pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure… …
23academic — This term relating to the characteristics and qualities of a school (academy) provides an example of how words acquire associated and extended meanings. Because academic refers to formal education and scholarship, it has come to mean conventional …
24academic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ merely, purely, strictly ▪ The distinction being made is purely academic …
25academic — 1. adjective 1) an academic institution Syn: educational, scholastic, instructional, pedagogical 2) his academic turn of mind Syn: scholarly, studious, literary, well read, intellectual, clever, erudite …
26academic — 1. adjective 1) an academic institution Syn: educational, scholastic 2) his academic turn of mind Syn: scholarly, learned, literary, intellectual, bookish, studious 3) only of academi …
27academic — /ækəˈdɛmɪk / (say akuh demik) adjective 1. relating to an advanced institution of learning, as a college, university, or academy; relating to higher education. 2. relating to those university subjects which are concerned with the refinement of… …
28academic — Pertaining to college, university, or preparatory school. Sisters of Mercy v. Town of Hooksett, 93 N.H. 301, 42 A.2d 222, 225. A question or issue which is not relevant to case or is premature or hypothetical. In re Battell s Will, 286 N.Y. 97,… …
29academic — Pertaining to college, university, or preparatory school. Sisters of Mercy v. Town of Hooksett, 93 N.H. 301, 42 A.2d 222, 225. A question or issue which is not relevant to case or is premature or hypothetical. In re Battell s Will, 286 N.Y. 97,… …
30academic — adj. & n. adj. 1 a scholarly; to do with learning. b of or relating to a scholarly institution (academic dress). 2 abstract; theoretical; not of practical relevance. 3 Art conventional, over formal. 4 a of or concerning Plato s philosophy. b… …
