The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ACADEMIC which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2005.
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIC | 100 % | 8 |
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These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- academic
- nonproductive
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- foreplay
- goodwill
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Crossword Answer definitions
ACADEMIC noun- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
- A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
- A member of the Academy; an academician.
- A student in a college.
- Academic dress; academicals.
- Academic studies.
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
- Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.
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