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I no longer have the terrible nightmares that I used to have. Mao had just died in 1976, and China began to open up. For the first time scholarships to go to the West to study were awarded on academic merit.
Jung Chang

Meaning of "academic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACADEMIC

academic  [ˌækəˈdɛmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACADEMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Academic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACADEMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of academic in the English dictionary

The first definition of academic in the dictionary is belonging or relating to a place of learning, esp a college, university, or academy. Other definition of academic is of purely theoretical or speculative interest. Academic is also excessively concerned with intellectual matters and lacking experience of practical affairs.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACADEMIC


alchemic
ælˈkɛmɪk
anthemic
ænˈθɛmɪk
biochemic
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪk
chernozemic
ˌtʃɜːnəʊˈzɛmɪk
ecdemic
ɛkˈdɛmɪk
emic
ˈɛmɪk
endemic
ɛnˈdɛmɪk
epidemic
ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk
hyperendemic
ˌhaɪpərɛnˈdɛmɪk
ischaemic
ɪˈskɛmɪk
ischemic
ɪˈskɛmɪk
myxoedemic
ˌmɪksɪˈdɛmɪk
nonacademic
ˌnɒnækəˈdɛmɪk
pandemic
pænˈdɛmɪk
polemic
pəˈlɛmɪk
polydemic
ˌpɒlɪˈdɛmɪk
postischemic
ˌpəʊstɪˈskɛmɪk
sachemic
seɪˈtʃɛmɪk
systemic
sɪˈstɛmɪk
theoremic
ˌθɪəˈrɛmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACADEMIC

acacia tree
Acad.
academe
academia
academic advisor
academic dean
academic dress
academic gown
academic rank
academic year
academical
academicalism
academically
academicals
academician
academicism
academies
academism
academist
academy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACADEMIC

anemic
antiacademic
demic
epistemic
glycaemic
glycemic
hemic
hyperglycemic
hypoglycaemic
hypoglycemic
interepidemic
interpandemic
leukemic
mnemic
myxedemic
phonemic
racemic
totemic
unacademic
uremic

Synonyms and antonyms of academic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ACADEMIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «academic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of academic

Translation of «academic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACADEMIC

Find out the translation of academic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of academic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «academic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

学术的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

académico
570 millions of speakers

English

academic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शैक्षिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَكَادِيـمِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

академический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acadêmico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেতাবি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scolaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akademik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

akademisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大学の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

학원의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akademik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mang tính học thuật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शैक्षणिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akademik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accademico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akademicki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

академічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

academic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαδημαϊκός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akademiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

akademisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akademisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of academic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACADEMIC»

The term «academic» is very widely used and occupies the 4.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of academic
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «academic».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACADEMIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «academic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «academic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about academic

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10 QUOTES WITH «ACADEMIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word academic.
1
Naveen Andrews
I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.
2
Natalie Babbitt
Right after graduation, I married Samuel Fisher Babbitt, an academic administrator. I spent the next ten years in Connecticut, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., raising our children, Christopher, Tom, and Lucy.
3
William Bernbach
If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic.
4
Harrison Birtwistle
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since I was 11.
5
Derek Bok
Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend far more time teaching than they do conducting experiments or writing books.
6
Matt Cartwright
A balanced diet and physical activity are vital to academic performance. A healthy diet has a direct link to increased cognitive function and memory skills, decreased absenteeism from school, and improved mood. These advantages can help students stay focused and complete their coursework.
7
Jung Chang
I no longer have the terrible nightmares that I used to have. Mao had just died in 1976, and China began to open up. For the first time scholarships to go to the West to study were awarded on academic merit.
8
Sandra Cisneros
I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant.
9
Adam Clayton
There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new.
10
Chelsea Clinton
I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACADEMIC»

Discover the use of academic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to academic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Academic Job Search Handbook
The new fourth edition provides updated advice and addresses hot topics in today's competitive job market.
Julia Miller Vick, Jennifer S. Furlong, 2008
2
Academic Language & Academic Vocabulary
The book contains academic language lists (the mortar) and four content area academic vocabulary lists (the bricks) to help ELL, struggling readers, and any student who wants to succeed academically and prepare for college.
Eli R. Johnson, 2012
3
Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the ...
To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change, Academic Capitalism examines the current state of academic careers and institutions, with a particular focus on public research universities in the United ...
Sheila Slaughter, Larry L. Leslie, 1999
4
Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook
No need is more important than that of academic advising. This second edition of Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook represents the best of what we know about advising by leaders of the field.
Virginia N. Gordon, Wesley R. Habley, Thomas J. Grites, 2011
5
English for Academic Purposes: A Guide and Resource Book for ...
English for Academic Purposes provides a comprehensive overview of the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for teachers.
R. R. Jordan, 1997
6
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: ...
Provides information on how to use sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary terms to attain academic achievement.
Robert J. Marzano, 2004
7
Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning: ...
In this groundbreaking book, nationally recognized leaders in education and psychology examine the relationships between social-emotional education and school success—specifically focusing on interventions that enhance student learning.
Joseph E. Zins, 2004
8
Academic Reading, second edition: Reading and Writing Across ...
The second edition is expanded to include twenty-one selections, nineteen of which come from scholarly publications, and more than half of which are new to this edition.
Janet Giltrow, 2002
9
A Geopolitics of Academic Writing
This work acts as a critique of current scholarly publishing practices, exposing the inequalities in the way academic knowledge is constructed and legitimized.
A. Suresh Canagarajah, 2002
10
Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating ...
This book includes access to additional content online, including models for prioritization from a variety of campuses.
Robert C. Dickeson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACADEMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term academic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Revisiting the ugly Vassar College anti-Israel academic boycott
The series of events was ignited by passage of an academic boycott of Israel by the American Studies Association, a rejection of the boycott by ... «legal Insurrection, Jul 15»
2
Marshall's new academic center a boost for student-athletes
This Thursday June 25, 2015, image shows Marshall University student-athletes make use of the 14,000-square-foot academic center, which ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Alabama self-reported 13 minor violations last academic year …
Minor rules violations aren't seen as a huge deal amongst athletic departments, provided that there aren't a massive number of them. «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Club offers academic program for youth
“We have an incredible Saturday morning academic enhancement program called ROOTS,” said Ron Rock, chuckling. “We are getting strong ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
Emirati academic scholarship deadline extended
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has extended this year's academic scholarship submission deadline to July 11, 2015. «The National, Jul 15»
6
John Urschel: NFL star, calculus prof, academic
John Urschel is best known as an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. But he's also a mathematics whiz who has published academic ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
7
NCAAH To Forge Academic Tie-up with US Institution
KOCHI: The National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health (NCAAH) under the Cochin university of Science and Technology (Cusat) is set to join ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
A blaze of academic excellence
At least 118 candidates who prepared from Chennai have cleared the UPSC civil services examination 2014. According to a press release from ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Knock the viewpoint, but let academic freedom ring
Here is my fundamental point: The right to academic freedom is held equally by all who are prepared to do business in the currency of ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
Ipswich academic honors
Erik Daniel Fyrer, of Ipswich, graduated from Pingree School, Hamilton, Mass. He received The Richard L. Pesce Memorial Award. «Wicked Local Ipswich, Jul 15»

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