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Relating to scholarship, study, or educational institutions; also theoretical rather than practical.

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academic

The journal expects academic arguments to be supported by evidence.
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In an academic seminar, students compared how two fictional neighborhoods organized their shared spaces using details from an assigned novel.
From Speaking Precisely in a Seminar.
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