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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
academic
/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
noun1 of 2
related to education or school; (n) educator who works at a college or university
- “Academic fraud is probably more common than most people think.”Tatoeba
- “At that high school, sports is more important than academics.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)