Meaning & use
academic
Relating to schools, colleges, or universities, and to studying, teaching, or research generally.
See it in a sentence
Her academic record included top grades in mathematics and several published research papers.
He left industry to become an academic, teaching economics at a small university.
A note on using this word
Academic can also describe something merely theoretical with no practical relevance, as in 'the debate is now academic since the decision was made'.
Words with a similar meaning
scholarlyeducational
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person who teaches or carries out research at a college or university.
Several academics from the physics department signed the open letter.
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