academian
UK/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.n̩//ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.n̩/
academian noun: a follower of Plato.
Noun
academian (plural academians)
- A follower of Plato.
- A member of an academy, university, or college.
- A Young Academian having run himſelfe into deepe Arerages, inſomuch that his credit began to be queſtioned, and knowing his Father to be cloſe fiſted, had long deviſed with himſelfe, which way to fetch over the old man for money, and having caſt many projects in his head and finding that none of...1633, A Banqvet of Jests: or, Change of Cheare. Being a collection, of Moderne Ieſts. Witty Ieeres. Pleaſant Taunts. Merry Tales. The Second Part newly publiſhed, pages 27–28
Forms of academian
| plural | academians |
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Origin of academian
From academia + -n (“belonging to”).
Words that rhyme with academian
Questions about academian
- What does academian mean?
- Academian means a follower of Plato.
- What part of speech is academian?
- Academian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce academian?
- Academian is pronounced /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.n̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of academian?
- The plural of academian is academians.
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