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academician

American  
[ak-uh-duh-mish-uhn, uh-kad-uh-] / ˌæk ə dəˈmɪʃ ən, əˌkæd ə- /

noun

  1. a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.

  2. a follower or promoter of the traditional trends in philosophy, art, or literature.

    Reforms were instituted over the protests of the academicians.
academician British  
/ əˌkædəˈmɪʃən, ˌækədə- /

noun

  1. a member of an academy (sense 1)

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Other Word Forms

  • nonacademician noun

Etymology

Origin of academician

1740–50; < French académicien, equivalent to académic- academic + -ien -ian

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