ACADEMIC

8 letters 15 Scrabble points /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

Definition of ACADEMIC

noun

  1. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.

  2. 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.

  3. A member of the Academy; an academician.

adjective

  1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato

    "the academic sect or philosophy"

  2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.

  3. Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational

    "I have always had an academic interest in hacking."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A C A D E M I C
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points

Words Containing "ACADEMIC"

ACADEMICAL ACADEMICALLY ACADEMICALS ACADEMICIAN ACADEMICIANS ACADEMICIANSHIP ACADEMICISM ACADEMICS ANTIACADEMIC INTERACADEMIC NEOACADEMIC NONACADEMIC NONACADEMICAL NONACADEMICALLY NONACADEMICS PROACADEMIC PSEUDOACADEMIC SEMIACADEMIC SEMIACADEMICAL SUBACADEMIC

Words Starting with "ACADEMIC"

ACADEMICAL ACADEMICALLY ACADEMICALS ACADEMICIAN ACADEMICIANS ACADEMICIANSHIP ACADEMICISM ACADEMICS

Words Ending with "ACADEMIC"

ANTIACADEMIC INTERACADEMIC NEOACADEMIC NONACADEMIC PROACADEMIC PSEUDOACADEMIC SEMIACADEMIC SUBACADEMIC UNACADEMIC