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Webster 1913 Edition


Academical

{

Acˊa-dem′ic

,

Acˊa-dem′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[L.
academicus
: cf. F.
académigue
. See
Academy
.]
1.
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato;
as, the
Academic
sect or philosophy
.
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.

Definition 2024


academical

academical

English

Adjective

academical

  1. (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical . [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  2. Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

Translations

Noun

academical (plural academicals)

  1. (plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown. [First attested in the early 19th century.]