academical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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 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 Proto-Hellenic *-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. Latin acadēmicus English -al English academical From Latin acadēmicus + -al.
Meanings
- (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
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Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.
This faithfull deputy of his maker and Maſter, entended no prepoſterous courſe againſt you. His breſt like the hart of a good Magiſtrate, is the Ocean whereinto all the cares of our Academicall causes empty themſelues, which hee ever ſendeth forth againe in a wiſe conveyance by the ſtreames of iuſtice
1610, Daniell Price, The Defence of Truth Against a booke falsely called The Triumph of Truth sent over from Arras A.D. 1609 by Humfrey Leech late Minister. […] , Oxford, Lib. 2 Cap. 3, page 234:
Deriveds
unacademical · academical clerk · academically · academicalism
Translations (8)
ga coláisteach (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · gv scoillaragh (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · be акадэмі́чны (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · pl akademicki (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · ga ollscolach (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · uk академі́чний (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · ru академи́ческий (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education) · gv colaashtagh (Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education)