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1.noun(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
2.nounA 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.
3.nounA member of the Academy; an academician.
4.nounA student in a college.
5.nounAcademic dress; academicals.
6.nounAcademic studies.
7.adjectiveBelonging to the school or philosophy of Plato"the academic sect or philosophy"
8.adjectiveBelonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
9.adjectiveTheoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational"I have always had an academic interest in hacking."
10.adjectiveHaving little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
11.adjectiveHaving a love of or aptitude for learning."I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else."
12.adjectiveConforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
13.adjectiveSo scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
14.adjectiveSubscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
15.adjectiveStudy of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.