Academic vs. Academia

Academic vs. Academia — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Academic and Academia

Academicadjective

Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato

the academic sect or philosophy

Academianoun

The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.

Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.

Academicadjective

Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.

Academianoun

Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.

Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.

Academicadjective

Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational

I have always had an academic interest in hacking.

Academianoun

the academic world

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Academicadjective

Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.

Academicadjective

Having a love of or aptitude for learning.

I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.

Academicadjective

(art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.

Academicadjective

So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.

Academicadjective

Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.

Academicadjective

Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.

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Academicnoun

A follower of Plato, a Platonist.

Academicnoun

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.

Academicnoun

A member of the Academy; an academician.

Academicnoun

(archaic) A student in a college.

Academicnoun

(pluralonly) Academic dress; academicals.

Academicnoun

(pluralonly) Academic studies.

Academicnoun

an educator who works at a college or university

Academicadjective

associated with academia or an academy;

the academic curriculumacademic gowns

Academicadjective

hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result;

an academic discussionan academic question

Academicadjective

marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects