{ } a. [ L. academicus: cf. F. académigue. See Academy. ] 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific. “Academic courses.” Warburton. “Academical study.” Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. académicien. See Academy. ] 1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A collegian. [ R. ] Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]
[钱钟书 / 錢鐘書, Qián Zhōng shū, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ]Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, studied in London and Paris author of the 1947 novel Beleaguered City 围城|围城#38795[Add to Longdo]
[翰林, Hàn lín, ㄏㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ]refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院#43478[Add to Longdo]
[周作人, Zhōu Zuò rén, ㄓㄡ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ]Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅, academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution#46385[Add to Longdo]
[ねんど, nendo](n, n-suf) (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; (2) academic year; school year; (3) product year; (P)#392[Add to Longdo]
[がくれきしゃかい, gakurekishakai](n) academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records[Add to Longdo]
[へんさち, hensachi](n) deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score; (P)[Add to Longdo]