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Definition of academic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

academic

noun
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/ˌækəˈdemɪk/
 
/ˌækəˈdemɪk/
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  1. a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college
    • a leading/distinguished/prominent academic
    • There is much debate among academics about this issue.
    Extra Examples
    • Academics are not generally very well paid.
    • A distinguished academic from America was due to speak that evening.
    • Many senior academics are taking up positions overseas.
    Topics Educationb2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French académique or medieval Latin academicus, from academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named.
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