No. 4,629 in Swedish

akademisk

"Akademisk" means "academic" in English, relating to education, scholarship, or institutions of learning.

In a sentence

Han är väldigt akademisk och tycker om att diskutera filosofi.
He is very academic and enjoys discussing philosophy.
Here, 'akademisk' describes a person who has qualities or interests associated with academia.
Universitetet erbjuder många akademiska kurser inom humaniora.
The university offers many academic courses in the humanities.
In this sentence, 'akademiska' refers to courses of a scholarly or educational nature.
Hon har en akademisk examen i historia.
She has an academic degree in history.
'Akademisk' here describes something related to formal education, specifically university-level degrees.

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