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Meaning of the word academics in English

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academics

US /ˌæk·əˈdem·ɪks/

Noun

1.

a teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education.

Example:

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the EU offers grants to academics for research on approved projects

Synonym:

scholar lecturer don teacher educator instructor trainer tutor professor fellow highbrow thinker bluestocking egghead bookworm pedagogue

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academic academic year