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academical

ac·a·dem·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ak-uh-dem-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪ kəl/
    • /ˌæk.ə.ˈde.mɪk.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ak-uh-dem-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌæk əˈdɛm ɪ kəl/

Definitions of academical word

  • abbreviation ACADEMICAL academic. 1
  • noun academical academicals, academic costume. 1
  • noun academical (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical . (First attested in the late 16th century.)Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1
  • noun academical (plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown. 0
  • adjective academical (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical. 0
  • adjective academical Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. 0

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Origin of academical

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; academic + -al1

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Parts of speech for Academical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

academical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

academical usage trend in Literature

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