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academian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.n̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.n̩/ (US)

Etymology

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 Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. New Latin acadēmī̆abor. English academia Middle English -n English -n English academian From academia + -n (“belonging to”).

Meanings

1. (historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato.
2. (obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college.
   • A Young Academian having run himſelfe into deepe Arerages, inſomuch that his credit began to be queſtioned, and knowing his Father to be cloſe fiſted, had long deviſed with himſelfe, which way to fetch over the old man for money, and having caſt many projects in his head and finding that none of them would take, at the length he very learnedly concluded upon one, which was this, he wrote unto his father a very lamentable letter, to certifie him that he was dead, and earneſtly deſired him, to ſend him up money to defray the charges of the buriall. 1633, A Banqvet of Jests: or, Change of Cheare. Being a collection, of Moderne Ieſts. Witty Ieeres. Pleaſant Taunts. Merry Tales. The Second Part newly publiſhed, pages 27–28:

Forms

Translations (9)

ko 아카데미 회원 (member of an academy) · ko 학술원 회원 (member of an academy) · de Akademiker (member of an academy) · el ακαδημαϊκός (member of an academy) · mn академич (member of an academy) · fi akateemikko (member of an academy) · nl academicus (member of an academy) · de Akademikerin (member of an academy) · it accademico (member of an academy)