Definition/Meaning of academic

• English - Adjective: academic ( comparative more academic , superlative most academic ) Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as , the academic sect or philosophy . [First attested in the late 16th century .] Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization . [First attested in the late 16th century .] academic courses - William Warburton academical…
• English - Noun: academic ( plural academics ) ( usually capitalized ) A follower of Plato , a Platonist . [First attested in the mid 16th century .] 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 . [First attested in the late 16th century .] A member of the Academy; an academician . [First attested…
• English - External links: academic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 academic in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911
• Interlingua - Adjective: academic academic
• Romanian - Adjective: academic m ( feminine academică , masculine plural academici , feminine plural academice ) academic