Academic (adjective) – 1. relating to education 2. not of practical relevance; only theoretical interest

(Pronounced a-kuh-dem-ik)

To remember the definition of the word academic, use the following mnemonic:

Kids hacking other computers is an epidemic (academic). You think they are doing something relating to education, but they think school has no practical relevance.

Examples of academic in a sentence (relating to education)

Steve is not an academic child but he tries his hardest.

My academic parents gave me scientific papers to read at age 5.

All the candidates had terrible academic credentials.