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The correct spelling is academic.
How to pronounce academic
/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
nounIPA: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
Say it like: Aca-dem-ic
The correct spelling is academic. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. For example: "the academic sect or philosophy"
Usage Examples
“the academic sect or philosophy”
“I have always had an academic interest in hacking.”
“I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- 2.A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- 3.A member of the Academy; an academician.
- 4.A student in a college.
- 5.Academic dress; academicals.
adjective
- 1.Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
- 2.Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
- 3.Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
- 4.Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
- 5.Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
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