academical

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academical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Academic \Ac`a*dem"ic\, Academical \Ac`a*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.
     academicus: cf. F. acad['e]migue. See Academy.]
     1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the
        Academic sect or philosophy.
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     2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of
        learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction
        from scientific. "Academic courses." --Warburton.
        "Academical study." --Berkeley.
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