Academic

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Academic or academics may refer to: * Academic discipline, a subdivision of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level * Academic institution, an educational institution dedicated to education and research * Academic research, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge * Academic staff, or faculty, teachers or research staff * Anything relating to an academy * Academic publishing, of texts for educational purposes * Academic work * Academic writing, nonfiction writing that is produced as part of academic work * School of philosophers associated with the Platonic Academy in ancient Greece * Academic art, 19th-century French style * The Academic, Irish indie rock band * "Academic", song by New Order from the 2015 album Music Complete

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