academic

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an educator who works at a college or university
  2. adjective associated with academia or an academy
  3. adjective hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

Etymology

From both the Medieval Latin acadēmicus and the French académique, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós), from Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) or Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia), the name of the place where Plato taught; compare academy. By surface analysis, academy + -ic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

academician, faculty member

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