Word Finder - academic

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

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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.

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A member of the Academy; an academician.

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A student in a college.

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Academic dress; academicals.

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Academic studies.

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Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato

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the academic sect or philosophy

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

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

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I have always had an academic interest in hacking.

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Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.

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Having a love of or aptitude for learning.

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I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.

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Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.

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So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.

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Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.

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Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.

Quinn is our age but he jumped two school grades on academic excellence.

There are large numbers of private schools, in art, music and academic studies.

After a year of academic life he tried business again, but in 1840 he gave it up finally and returned to college.

Academic studies were, however, not suited to his active and adventurous character.

It is remarkable that systematic instruction in the theory and practice of chemistry only received earnest attention in our academic institutions during the opening decades of the 19th century.

These principles, combined with his embarrassed manner of public speaking, debarred him from academic advancement.

His character was never at any time of the academic cast.

Two small rivers (Mill and Fort) flow through the township. Amherst is a quiet, pleasing, academic village of attractive homes.

However, not all of the college's offerings are academic.

The question of the origin of petroleum (and natural gas), though for the first half of the 19th century of little more than academic interest, has engaged the attention of naturalists and others for over a hundred years.

In essence, the advice in this section is about observing basic grammatical conventions that typify an academic writing style.

During the 18th century more academic treatment of the subject began to replace the scattered notes.

He still, however, continued an academic career by lecturing on political economy at the university.

It belongs to the 16th military region, and to the academic (educational division) of Montpellier, where also is its court of appeal.

Pupils found him a somewhat choleric and exacting master and academic society a great recluse.

The greater part of his time was, however, given to study and to his academic duties.

His style is copious and flexible; abundantly idiomatic, but without any affectation of being so, it carries with it the force and freshness of popular speech, while it lacks not at the same time a flavour of academic culture.

Reading, in any form, is crucial to promoting a child's academic development.

They are long-term facilities, with stays between six and 18 months, and include a full academic program.

Nearly 4,000 students were enrolled in the 2008-2009 academic year.

The object of both was to collect all halakhoth having a practical importance, omitting all those which owing to circumstances no longer possess more than an academic interest, and excluding the discussions on them and all agada.

Mathematics was more or less ousted from the academic curricula by the philosophical inquiries of the schoolmen, and it was only after an interval of nearly three centuries that a worthy successor to Leonardo appeared.

Honorary academic degrees were conferred upon him by the universities of Cairo, Christiania, Berlin, Cambridge and Oxford, and he was given both popular and official ovations of almost royal distinction - ovations which were repeated by his own countrymen on his return to America.

In that year he was demobilized and retired into academic life, being elected to a research fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford.

The funds of the college, arising from lands and the fees of students, are managed solely by the provost and seven senior fellows, who form a board, to which and to the academic council the whole government of the university, both in its executive and its legislative branches, is committed.

His abilities were shown in an Eloge de Charles VII., which was crowned by the Academie de Nimes in 1820, and a memoir on Les Institutions de Saint Louis, which in 1821 was crowned by the Academic des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres.

He had been elected a member of the Academic des Sciences Morales et Politiques, re-established in 1832, and in 1837 was made the permanent secretary; he was also elected a member of the Academic Francaise in 1836, and sought no further honours.

The college offers classical, philosophical and scientific courses, and has a school of music and an academic department; in 1907-1908 it had 19 instructors and 257 students, of whom 93 were in the college and 97 were in the school of music. Fairfield has a Carnegie library (1892), and a museum with a collection of laces.

In 1888 Mr Balfour served on the Gold and Silver Commission, currency problems from the standpoint of bimetallism being among the more academic subjects which had engaged his attention.

The only other academic distinction he accepted was the B.D.

Packer, an institution for women, has primary, preparatory, academic and collegiate departments.

Students can hire the moped over an academic year for the charge of £ 5 a week.

You will also be able to enhance the profile of the academic group through your own commitment to research activities.

I expect my son's teacher to apprise me of his academic struggles.

The county's schoolssegregate the students according to their academic abilities.

You should be able to read a bit about each child though, including favorite hobbies, likes and dislikes, academic ability, and any health or special needs issues.

Check your local park district for classes of a cultural nature and a college for classes of a more academic nature.

Encourage your child's school to keep both parents informed of conferences, special events, and any academic concerns.

The adjustment period after a separation or divorce can cause many issues in children such as deviant behavior, poor academic performance and depression.

In order to obtain a certificate from this organization, interior designers must complete both academic courses and serve in an apprenticeship program to obtain work experience.

One of the primary goals of Gamequarium is to advance student academic success through the use of technology within elementary and secondary schools.

With its size, the Oxford English Dictionary is the standard by which many academic institutions and publications, as well as world groups like the United Nations go to when there's a dispute with spelling or pronunciation with words.

Design a page with your child's first report card, and add fun embellishments like diecut shapes and stamps that praise his academic performance.

Cheating causes problems for those honest students by unfairly giving cheaters the academic advantage, which in turn makes it harder for those who did study to get the grades and recognition they deserve.

However, there are healthy ways of coping with the increased academic and social pressures that come with this big change in schools.

Just as the academic pressures mount for high school students, social issues tend to become more serious as students move into the teenage years.

The goal of the Accountability Progress Reporting is to assess the academic achievement in all of the public schools in California.

Applications are accepted through January 31st of the academic year previous to the one you are applying for.

Multiple academic programs are available on four different campuses in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

Aside from the requisite basketball and soccer teams, Ashford is also home to volleyball (women's only) and golf (for both men and women), making the university attractive both from an academic, as well as an athletic, perspective.