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academician
[ak-uh-duh-mish-uhn, uh-kad-uh-] 
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academia
[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scholarly world |
| Synonyms: | academe, academic community, academicians, college, savants, school |
| Main Entry: | brain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very smart person |
| Synonyms: | Einstein, academician, doctor, egghead, genius, highbrow, intellect, intellectual, mastermind, prodigy, pundit, sage, scholar |
| Antonyms: | dumbo, dumdum, simpleton |
| Main Entry: | highbrow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intellectual, very smart person |
| Synonyms: | Einstein, academic, academician, bluestocking, brain*, egghead, genius, illuminato, intelligentsia, literato, longhair, philosopher, sage, savant, scholar, thinker, whiz* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intellectual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very smart person |
| Synonyms: | Einstein, academic, academician, avant-garde, brain*, braintruster, doctor, egghead, genius, highbrow, intelligentsia, philosopher, pundit, sage, scholar, thinker, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | ignoramus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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