1580s, "relating to an academy," also "collegiate, scholarly," from Latin academicus "of the (classical Athenian) Academy," from Academia, name of the place where Plato t [..]

/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ adjective 1 academic /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ adjective Learner's definition of ACADEMIC 1  usually used before a noun : of or relating to schools and education She received awards for her a [..]

Of or relating to the conservative style of art promoted by an official academy. Related: Willem de Kooning. Woman, I. 1950–52

as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan

person or thing having to do with school, particularly college or university education.

Academic art refers to the art which was created in accordance with the doctrines of the official academies of painting that dominated much of the art world from the 17th to the 19th centuries. In the [..]

associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns" academician: an educator who works at a college or university hy [..]

learning. Scholarly

adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.

adjective- an educated person- someone in the process of educating themselves through institutions of higher learning

akademish

Relating to higher education and study. For example, a researcher at a university may be described as an academic, or as working in academia.

(n) an educator who works at a college or university(adj) associated with academia or an academy(adj) hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result(adj) mark [..]

As well as its general meaning ('relating to education') the term also describes subjects which focus on theory, such as pure science and humanities, in contrast to more career-focused [..]

Pertaining or belonging to a college or university. Generally refers to the formal teaching-learning functions of a college/university rather than the business operations or student social life.

An academic is a broad term referring to a person who does research or teaches at a university (or tertiary institution). Academics have an elite level of knowledge and are likely to hold advanced qua [..]

adj. académico

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Relating to formal education, particularly higher learning.

conforming to standards, traditions, or conventions promoted by an academy or school of higher learning. During the Impressionist period, the term referred specifically to France’s Academy of Fine Arts, which encouraged students to paint classical or biblical subjects in a highly detailed style. Students trained at the Academy drew from plaster cas [..]