academic1 Pronunciation: /ˈækəˈdemɪk/Translate academic | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of academicadj 1 a [career/record] académico b [child/student] intelectualmente capaz 2 (abstract) [question/debate] puramente teóricoacademic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of academic in the British & World English dictionary Definition of academic in the US English dictionary