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academic
adjective (IN THEORY) /ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/Definition
(Definition of academic adjective (IN THEORY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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AC noun (ELECTRICITY)
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acacia noun
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academe noun
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academia noun
- academic adjective (IN THEORY)
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academic adjective (STUDYING)
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academic noun
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academician noun
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Academy Award noun
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academy noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- a priori adjective
- cerebral adjective
- clearly adverb (NOT CONFUSED)
- coherent adjective
- conceptual adjective
- counter-intuitive adjective
- intellectualize verb
- lateral thinking noun
- logic noun (FORMAL THINKING)
- logic noun (REASONABLE THINKING)
- logical adjective
- pop psychology noun
- premise noun
- premise verb
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- rational adjective
- solipsism noun
- sophism noun
- sophistry noun
- unscientific adjective
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