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    academic

    US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

    ・

    UK /ˌækə'demɪk/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveConcerning education, schools, universities, etc.
    His academic record is good because he studies hard
    adj.AdjectiveConcerning education, schools, universities, etc.
    He doesn't have the academic qualifications necessary for a teaching job
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Educator teaching at a college or university
    Luke was a writer and an academic who enjoyed intelligent conversation
    adj.AdjectiveUnimportant or irrelevant; trivial
    This mathematical theory has great academic value, but does not help me in real life
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A subject taught at schools and universities.
    History is a core academic in many schools.

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    • And that's why I think that an academic environment is a great place for trying new things and experimenting with new things.

      And that's why I think that an academic environment is a great place for trying new things and experimenting with new things.

    • Are as practical as an academic education.

      Are as practical as an academic education.

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    • As a result, they score higher marks on average, and, by the time they end school, they can be more likely to attend higher education in academic schools over vocational schools.

      As a result, they score higher marks on average, and, by the time they end school, they can be more likely to attend higher education in academic schools over vocational schools.

    • in academic schools over vocational schools.

      in academic schools over vocational schools.

    A2

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    • That means a very large-scale piece of academic research.

      That means a very large-scale piece of academic research.

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    • One of the attendees is Dr Chung Kim-wah, an academic and a pollster

      One of the attendees is Dr Chung Kim-wah, an academic and a pollster

    B1

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    • Universities emphasize the academic, while colleges or polytechnics focus on practical skills, but the degrees have equal standing.

      Universities emphasize the academic, while colleges or polytechnics focus on practical skills, but the degrees have equal standing.

    A2

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    • One academic, Jürgen Habermas, even says without coffee we might not have had the Enlightenment.

      One academic, Jürgen Habermas, even says without coffee we might not have had the Enlightenment.

    • One academic - Jurgen Habermas – even says without coffee we might  

      One academic - Jurgen Habermas – even says without coffee we might  

    B2

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    • So the better your executive function abilities are, the better that your academic abilities seem to be during the school years.

      So the better your executive function abilities are, the better that your academic abilities seem to be during the school years.

    • the better that your academic abilities seem to be

      the better that your academic abilities seem to be

    B1

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    • This is regardless if you're on a two-week intensive course or a nine-month academic year abroad program.

      This is regardless if you're on a two-week intensive course or a nine-month academic year abroad program.

    • or a nine month Academic Year Abroad programme.

      or a nine month Academic Year Abroad programme.

    B1

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    • Rachel Greenwald, a matchmaker and an academic, has this wonderful saying.

      Rachel Greenwald, a matchmaker and an academic, has this wonderful saying.

    A2

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    • and perhaps they don't really use maybe a high-level or academic English sometimes.

      and perhaps they don't really use maybe a high-level or academic English sometimes.

    A2