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academic
(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
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.
A member of the Academy; an academician.
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
"the academic sect or philosophy"
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
"I have always had an academic interest in hacking."
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