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academic

[ak-uh-dem-ik] / ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪk /


NOUN
scholar or university/college teacher
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In its second section, the novel flashes forward to dramatize an academic symposium organized to honor Thomas after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal

A group of academics agreed, claiming it was "overwhelmingly preferable to targeted testing based on allegations, suspicion and bias".

From BBC

The director of collections at NMNI, William Blair, said until now access to the archive had been restricted to academics and researchers.

From BBC

Tolkan landed a scholarship to the college, but his academic career was short-lived, and he left to enlist in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

In the last academic year, 75% of Year 6 students achieved the expected standard of reading in their SATs.

From BBC