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academicism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/ (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 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. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English academicism From academic + -ism.

Meanings

1. (capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
2. (countable, uncountable) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
3. (countable, uncountable) Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
4. (countable, uncountable) A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

Forms

Relateds

academicist

Translations (15)

pt academismo (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · pt academicismo (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · ca academicisme (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · fr académisme (A tenet of the Academic philosophy.) · lv akadēmisms (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · pl akademizm (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · lv akadēmisms (A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.) · fr académisme (A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.) · ca academicisme (A tenet of the Academic philosophy.) · de Akademismus (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · ro academism (A tenet of the Academic philosophy.) · el ακαδημαϊσμός (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · ro academism (A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.) · fr académisme (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) · ca academicisme (A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.)