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								associated with academia or an academy the academic curriculum
 academic gowns
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								hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
 an academic discussion
 an academic question
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								marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
 
 'academic' - used as a noun
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								an educator who works at a college or university
 
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			| The following are synonyms for 'academic'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms. 
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				academically |  
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		| scholarly
					
		
					
		theoretical |  
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