▸ adjective: Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato. ▸ adjective: Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. ▸ adjective: In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding. ▸ adjective: Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance. ▸ adjective: Having a love of or aptitude for learning. ▸ adjective: (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. ▸ adjective: Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius. ▸ adjective: So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness; inexperienced in practical matters. ▸ noun: (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. ▸ noun: 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. ▸ noun: A member of the Academy; an academician. ▸ noun: (archaic) A student in a college. ▸ noun: (plural only) Academic dress; academicals. ▸ noun: (plural only) Academic studies.
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