BOB°ëµº

Word Explorer
Children's
Dictionary Suite
 
Elementary Dictionary
       

ac·a·dem·ic

academic

 
 
pronunciation:
ae k de mihk
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Explorer
part of speech: adjective
definition: Something that is academic has to do with school or what people learn in school.
Teaching is an academic job.
similar words:
educational
 
part of speech: noun
definition: An academic is a teacher at a college or university.
Jazmin's mother is a lawyer and her father is an academic.
synonyms:
instructor, master, professor, teacher
similar words:
doctor, fellow
derivation: academically (adv.)
Word Explorer
See
  education, knowledge