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academic
Adjective
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An academic topic, lecture, idea, etc., is one that is connected to education.
The academic staff at the college generally don't teach during the summer.
There is a lot of political disagreement about it, but there is general academic agreement.
academic
Noun
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An academic is a researcher or university teacher.
The government has begun jailing journalists and banning academics from travel.
The book is very popular for one written by an academic.
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Academics is the part of school related to learning.
This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.
education
Noun
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Someone gets an education if that person learns something or if somebody teaches that person something, usually at school.
More and more people are starting work with a university education.
He studied German by himself, but he has no formal education.