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Academic
Pronunciation : Ac`a*dem"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Hume.
2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ac`a*dem"ic
Part of Speech : Ac`a*dem"ic*al
Etymology : [L. academicus: cf. F. acad?migue. See Academy.]
Definition : 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. "Academic courses." Warburton. "Academical study." Berkeley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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