Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

academical

/ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: aca-dem-i-cal
IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .

adj

Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education.

noun

Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown.

Example Sentences

"This faithfull deputy of his maker and Maſter, entended no prepoſterous courſe againſt you. His breſt like the hart of a good Magiſtrate, is the Ocean whereinto all the cares of our Academicall causes empty themſelues, which hee ever ſendeth forth againe in a wiſe conveyance by the ſtreames of iuſtice"

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Latin acadēmicus English -al English academical From Latin acadēmicus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: acadēmicus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/
British English: /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/

Inflected Forms

academicals (plural)

Derived Forms

academicalism academically unacademical

Phrases

academical clerk

Rhymes With

chemical optochemical philopolemical

Questions

How do you pronounce academical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪ.kl̩/.
What does academical mean?: Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical .
Where does academical come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Latin acadēmicus English -al English academical From Latin acadēmicus + -al.

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