Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

academician

/ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: aca-demi-cian
IPA: /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.

American usage

noun

A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.

noun

The title for someone who is an academician.

Example Sentences

"One can learn more about the nature of our society by sharing in a small way the life of its victims than by interacting intellectually with its privileged academicians."
"‘Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious Academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.’"

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. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English academician From academic + -ian (“one skilled in”), partly after French académicien.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: académicien
Suffix: academic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/
British English: /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

academicians (plural)

Derived Forms

academicianship

Frequently Paired Words

academia academy

Synonyms

academian academic faculty member

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce academician?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/.
What does academician mean?: A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
Where does academician come from?: It is traced to French.

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