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academic

academic

42 3.6
School subjects and study, especially at college or university
  • noun
  • /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
translation icon : rendimiento académico
  • And initially I, I channelled all of that into, into my academic studies.
  • areas of academics
  • skills for academics
  • traditional emphasis on academics

And so I think that's driven me to excel in academics, to excel in extracurriculars.

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Examples

  • There is actually an English academic who at least claims to have done research.

  • Are your parents academics as well?

  • So it's my entire academic career has been around this.

  • This is, you know, a certain part of my academic, you know, journey.

  • This is what is called an academic festival.

  • But do you feel like, oh, how do you feel like being black has impacted your academic experience?

  • Do you really think the academics at Campbell are so much better?

  • My primary focus is academics as I've received an early acceptance to Duke this Fall.

  • In addition, student-athletes conveyed that academics should be a main priority and that they are students first and athletes second.

    Academic text (2015)
  • She decided to pursue an advanced degree in her chosen academic field.

Synonyms

student
vsacademic
1.0

A person who studies at a school or university

also denotes areas of study as well as people who study or teach
professor
vsacademic
3.2

A senior teacher and researcher at a university or college

is broader, covering subject areas and all people who teach or learn
subject
vsacademic
305 1.6

An area of knowledge studied at school or university

also covers people who study or teach, not only areas of study
instructor
vsacademic
221 2.9

A person who teaches a subject or skill in a class

is more general, applying to areas of study and various people at schools
educator
vsacademic
164 3.0

A person who teaches or helps others learn, often at school

is broader, also naming the fields studied at schools and universities
faculty member
vsacademic
40 3.5

A teacher or researcher who works at a university

also includes subjects studied or any person who studies at such institutions
scholar
vsacademic
24 4.2

A person, often a child, who learns from a teacher

is more general, meaning either the field or the person teaching or learning
university student
vsacademic
12 1.0

A person who studies at a university to get a degree

is broader, including areas of study and all people who teach or learn
academician
vsacademic
  • Formal
4 8.1

A person who teaches or does research at a university

is more common naming either a field or any person who studies or teaches
educationalist
vsacademic
  • UK
1 6.8

A person who studies and works to improve how teachers teach and how students learn

is broader, covering fields of study and people who teach or learn
educatee
vsacademic
7.2

A person who is studying at a school or university

is broader covering both fields of study and people who teach or learn

Compounds

11 2.3

The period each year when schools or universities hold classes

7 4.5

The right of teachers and students in schools and universities to say what they think and study without outside control

A planned set of school courses in subjects like arts and sciences to prepare for college

A part of a college or university that teaches and studies one subject like biology

A course, test, rule you must meet to enter or complete a school program

A certificate from a college or university that shows someone finished a course of study

A person who manages teaching and research at a college or university

academic gown
  • Formal
1 5.3

A long loose robe that people wear at formal university events

academic art
  • Specialized
6.6

A style of painting and sculpture that follows strict art school rules

5.5

A formal robe and cap that university teachers and students wear at ceremonies like graduations

A formal connection between teachers and their students at school or university

A long loose gown worn by professors or judges on special occasions like graduation ceremonies

The period when classes are held at a school or university

A strong skill or tool that helps someone do very well in academic work

A period when a school or university holds classes

How Academic

academic
42 3.6
major
175 3.7
subject
305 1.6
hobby
297 1.0

Surface Forms

academic singular
academics plural

Etymology

Academic, often used as academics for the things people study, comes from academy, a place of learning. So academics means 'school subjects' or the study and work done at a college or university'.