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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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A small band of brothers stayed, and within months they hatched a plan to reopen the school by the 1973 academic year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Herself a lauded novelist, Serpell examines Toni Morrison’s oeuvre with the rigor of an academic and the admiration of a fellow creative.

From Los Angeles Times

Under his leadership California fully inaugurated a new grade this academic year, offering free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds at a cost of $2.7 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

On a warm Friday morning, a group of organizers, academics and public officials stood in MacArthur Park, peering at an empty soccer field.

From Los Angeles Times

Their latest campaign took place a few days before the king's speech and not long after the start of the academic year.

From BBC