academical
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin acadēmicus + -al.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɛmɪkəl
Adjective edit
academical
- (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical . [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- 1610, Daniell Price, The Defence of Truth Against a booke falsely called The Triumph of Truth sent over from Arras A.D. 1609 by Humfrey Leech late Minister. […] [2], Oxford, Lib. 2 Cap. 3, page 234:
- This faithfull deputy of his maker and Maſter, entended no prepoſterous courſe againſt you. His breſt like the hart of a good Magiſtrate, is the Ocean whereinto all the cares of our Academicall causes empty themſelues, which hee ever ſendeth forth againe in a wiſe conveyance by the ſtreames of iuſtice
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education
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Noun edit
academical (plural academicals)
- (plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
References edit
- ^ “academical, adj.”, in OED Online
[1], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-16.
