academic

academic is on the Academic Word List.

Academic is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
• SAMPA: /%{k@"dEmIk/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ac‧a‧dem‧ic

Adjective

Positive academic

Comparative more academic

Superlative most academic

1. An academic topic, lecture, idea, etc., is one that is connected to education.

   The academic staff at the college generally don't teach during the summer.

   There is a lot of political disagreement about it, but there is general academic agreement.

Noun

Singular academic

Plural academics

1. (countable) An academic is a researcher or university teacher.

   The government has begun jailing journalists and banning academics from travel.

   The book is very popular for one written by an academic.

2. (plural only) Academics is the part of school related to learning.

   This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

Related words

• academy