academic

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relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not with practical skills:

academic subjects/qualifications/books

an academic institution

academic standards

used to describe someone who is clever and enjoys studying:

I was never a particularly academic child.

based on ideas and theories and not related to practical effects in real life:

a purely academic argument/question

someone who teaches at a college, or who studies as part of their job

the subjects that you study in high school or college:

Her son seems to prefer sports over academics.

relating to schools, esp. colleges and universities, or connected with studying and thinking and not with useful skills

not important because it is based only on possibilities:

Which diamond ring you like more is purely academic, because I can’t afford either one.

a person who teaches in a college or university

relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking rather than practical skills:

Employers nowadays are more interested in candidates' abilities and personality rather than just academic qualifications.

Some complain that the poor writing skills of younger staff shows a fall in academic standards.

interested in studying and successful at school work:

Like many entrepreneurs, he was not particularly academic at school.

a person who teaches at a college, or who studies as part of their job:

The research company was founded by a group of academics from Stockholm University.