Definitions
1.AdjectiveBelonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"the academic sect or philosophy"
2.AdjectiveBelonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
3.AdjectiveIn particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
4.AdjectiveHaving little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance."I have always had an academic interest in hacking.; the distinction is academic; an academic question"
5.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."
6.AdjectiveConforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius."(Can we add an example for this sense?)"
7.AdjectiveSubscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius."(Can we add an example for this sense?)"
8.AdjectiveSo scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters.
9.NounA follower of Plato, a Platonist.
10.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.
11.NounA member of the Academy; an academician.
12.NounA student in a college.
13.NounAcademic dress; academicals.
14.NounAcademic studies.