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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-ih2der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic From both the Medieval Latin acadēmicus and the French académique, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós), from Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) or Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia), the name of the place where Plato taught; compare academy. By surface analysis, academy + -ic.

187 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy) — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Catalan: acadèmic — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Danish: akademisk — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Dutch: academisch — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Finnish: akateeminen — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• French: académique — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Friulian: academic — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Greek: πλατωνικός (platonikós) — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Hungarian: akadémista — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Japanese: プラトン学派の (Puraton gakuha no) — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Korean: 아카데미아의 (akadeumi-a-ui) — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Korean: 플라톤 학파의 (peullaton hakpa-ui) — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Portuguese: platónico — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Portuguese: platônico — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Welsh: academaidd — belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
• Arabic: أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Belarusian: акадэмі́чны (akademíčny) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Bulgarian: академичен (akademičen) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Catalan: acadèmic — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Chinese Mandarin: 學術的 /学术的 (xuéshù de) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Czech: akademický — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Danish: akademisk — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Dutch: academisch — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Dutch: universitair — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Esperanto: akademia — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Finnish: akateeminen — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Finnish: yliopistollinen — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• French: académique — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• French: universitaire — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Friulian: academic — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Georgian: აკადემიკოსი (aḳademiḳosi) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• German: akademisch — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Greek: ακαδημαϊκός (akadimaïkós) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hebrew: אָקָדֵמִי (akadémi) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: tudományos — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: szakmai — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: felsőoktatási — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: egyetemi — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: tanulmányi — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Hungarian: tan- — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Icelandic: akademískur — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Icelandic: fræðilegur — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Ido: akademiala — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Indonesian: akademik — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Indonesian: akademis — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Italian: accademico — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Japanese: 学問の (gakumon no) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Japanese: 大学の (daigaku no) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Korean: 학문적인 (hakmunjeogin) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Latvian: akadēmisks — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Malayalam: വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ (vidyābhyāsa) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Norwegian: akademisk — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Persian: دانشگاهی (dāneshgāhi) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Polish: akademicki — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Portuguese: académico — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Portuguese: acadêmico — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Romanian: universitar — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Romanian: academic — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Russian: академи́ческий (akademíčeskij) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Russian: университе́тский (universitétskij) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Semai: ekedemik — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Serbo-Croatian: ака̀демскӣ — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Serbo-Croatian: akàdemskī — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Spanish: académico — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Swedish: akademisk — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Tagalog: pantalisikan — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Tagalog: talisiknin — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Ukrainian: академі́чний (akademíčnyj) — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Vietnamese: học thuật — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Welsh: colegaidd — belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
• Arabic: أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Bulgarian: академичен (akademičen) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Dutch: academisch — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Finnish: akateeminen — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Finnish: teoreettinen — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• German: akademisch — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Greek: ακαδημαϊκός (akadimaïkós) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Hungarian: elméleti — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Hungarian: bölcsészeti — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Icelandic: fræðilegur — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Ido: academiala — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Irish: acadúil — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Italian: accademico — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Japanese: 人文的な (jinbunteki na) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Japanese: 非現実的な (higenjitsuteki na) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Korean: 학문적인 (hakmunjeogin) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Korean: 학술적인 (hakseuljeogin) — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Norwegian: akademisk — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Romanian: academic — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: ака̀демскӣ — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: шко̀лскӣ — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: тео̀ретскӣ — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: akàdemskī — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: škòlskī — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Serbo-Croatian: teòretskī — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Tagalog: pantalisikan — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Tagalog: talisiknin — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Welsh: academaidd — scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from vocational
• Arabic: أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy) — having an aptitude for learning
• Danish: boglig — having an aptitude for learning
• Finnish: akateeminen — having an aptitude for learning
• German: intellektuell — having an aptitude for learning
• Hungarian: intellektuális — having an aptitude for learning
• Hungarian: értelmiségi — having an aptitude for learning
• Hungarian: szellemi — having an aptitude for learning
• Korean: 학구적인 (hakgujjeogin) — having an aptitude for learning
• Welsh: academaidd — having an aptitude for learning
• Arabic: متقيد بالقوانين (mutaqayyid bil-qawānīn) — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Arabic: ملتزم بالقوانين (multazim bil-qawānīn) — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Chinese Mandarin: 學院派 /学院派 (xuéyuànpài) — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Finnish: akateeminen — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Hungarian: akadémista — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Korean: 형식적인 (hyeongshikjeogin) — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Korean: 전통적인 (jeontongjeogin) — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Polish: akademicki — conforming to set rules and traditions
• Finnish: akateeminen — so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world
• Hungarian: elméleti — so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world
• Hungarian: elvont — so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world
• Hungarian: akadémikus — so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world
• Welsh: academaidd — so scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world
• Arabic: أَكَادِيمِيّ (ʔakādīmiyy) — Platonist
• Catalan: acadèmic — Platonist
• Dutch: academicus — Platonist
• Finnish: akateemikko — Platonist
• Greek: πλατωνιστής (platonistís) — Platonist
• Hungarian: akadémista — Platonist
• Japanese: プラトン主義者 (puraton shugi sha) — Platonist
• Polish: akademik — Platonist
• Polish: platonik — Platonist
• Polish: platończyk — Platonist
• Portuguese: académico — Platonist
• Portuguese: acadêmico — Platonist
• Welsh: academydd — Platonist
• Arabic: أستاذ (ʔustaḏ) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Bulgarian: академик (akademik) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Catalan: acadèmic — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Danish: akademiker — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Dutch: universitair — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Finnish: akateemikko — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• French: universitaire — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Greek: ακαδημαϊκός (akadimaïkós) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Hebrew: אקדמאי (akademáy) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Hebrew: חבר אקדמיה (khavér akadémya) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Hungarian: kutató — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Hungarian: tudós — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Hungarian: oktató — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Irish: scoláire — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Irish: acadóir — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Irish: fear léinn — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Irish: bean léinn — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Japanese: 学者 (gakusha) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Māori: ngaio — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Norwegian Bokmål: akademiker — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Norwegian Nynorsk: akademikar — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Portuguese: académico — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Portuguese: acadêmico — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Serbo-Croatian: про̀фесор — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Serbo-Croatian: pròfesor — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Serbo-Croatian: akadèmik — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Spanish: académico — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Swedish: akademiker — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Thai: นักวิชาการ (nák-wí-chaa-gaan) — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Turkish: akademisyen — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Turkish: bilim işçisi — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Welsh: academydd — senior member of an academy, college, or university
• Arabic: جامعي (jāmiʕiyy) — person who attends an academy
• Catalan: acadèmic — person who attends an academy
• Finnish: yliopisto-opiskelija — person who attends an academy
• Finnish: opiskelija — person who attends an academy
• Finnish: akateemikko — person who attends an academy
• Hungarian: hallgató — person who attends an academy
• Hungarian: diák — person who attends an academy
• Japanese: 学生 (gakusei) — person who attends an academy
• Japanese: 大学生 (daigakusei) — person who attends an academy
• Korean: 학생 (haksaeng) — person who attends an academy
• Norwegian: akademiker — person who attends an academy
• Polish: akademik — person who attends an academy
• Polish: akademiczka — person who attends an academy
• Portuguese: académico — person who attends an academy
• Portuguese: acadêmico — person who attends an academy
• Thai: นักศึกษา (nák-sʉ̀k-sǎa) — person who attends an academy
• Finnish: akateemikko — member of the Academy
• Hebrew: חבר אקדמיה (khavér akadémya) — member of the Academy
• Hungarian: akadémikus — member of the Academy
• Korean: 아카데미 회원 (akadeumi hoewon) — member of the Academy
• Korean: 학위복 (hakwibok) — academic dress
• Korean: 학문 (hakmun) — academic studies