Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

academic question

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: aca-demic ques-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A question that is only of interest to academic scholars; a question of no practical importance.

Example Sentences

"Well, I'm afraid it's an academic question anyway because there won't be any five thousand dollars the way things look."

Inflected Forms

academic questions (plural)

Questions

What does academic question mean?: A question that is only of interest to academic scholars; a question of no practical importance.

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