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academic meaning in Tamil

தர்க்கதீரியான

UK/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk/

academic in Tamil: தர்க்கதீரியான. In English, academic means belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.

Tamil words for academic

தர்க்கதீரியான

English meaning of academic

  1. adjective Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
  2. adjective Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
  3. adjective In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
  4. adjective Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.

Full definition of academic

academic in a sentence

  • the academic sect or philosophy
  • I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
  • the distinction is academic

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Questions about academic in Tamil

What is the meaning of academic in Tamil?
Academic in Tamil is தர்க்கதீரியான.
academic என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Academic: தர்க்கதீரியான.
What does academic mean in English?
Academic means belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: academic (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: academic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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