Definitions for academic
Overview of noun academic
The noun academic has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) academician, academic, faculty member
(an educator who works at a college or university)
Overview of adj academic
The adj academic has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (18) academic
(associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns")
2. (3) academic
(hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question")
3. (2) academic, donnish, pedantic
(marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)
