academic

Adjective
  1. Associated with academia or an academy (synset 302610356)
    "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
  2. Hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result (synset 300865905)
    "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
    similar to: theoretical - concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
  3. Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects (synset 302091054)
    similar to: scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship
    same as: donnish, pedantic
Noun
  1. An educator who works at a college or university (synset 109778400)
    is a type of: educator, pedagog, pedagogue - someone who educates young people
    subtypes: prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
    same as: academician, faculty member

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