anti-academic

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Definitions of anti-academic word

adjective anti-academic of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements. 1
adjective anti-academic pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics. 1
adjective anti-academic theoretical or hypothetical; not practical, realistic, or directly useful: an academic question; an academic discussion of a matter already decided. 1
adjective anti-academic learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality. 1
adjective anti-academic conforming to set rules, standards, or traditions; conventional: academic painting. 1
adjective anti-academic acquired by formal education, especially at a college or university: academic preparation for the ministry. 1

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Latin Acadēmicus < Greek Akadēmeikós. See academy, academe, -ic

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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