| archaic |
| 1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W | |
| 2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens. | |
| 3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. | |
| 4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity. | |
| 5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period | |
| an |
| 1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound | |
| 2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable | |
| 3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable | |
| 4. conj. (archaic) If | |
| 5. conj. (archaic) So long as. | |
| An it harm none, do what ye will. | |
| 6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though. | |
| 7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri). | |
| 8. prep. In each; to or for each; per. | |
| I was only going twenty miles an hour. | |
| academic |
| 1. adj. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato | |
| the academic sect or philosophy | |
| 2. adj. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization. | |
| 3. adj. Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational | |
| (eg, en, I have always had an academic interest in hacking.) | |
| 4. adj. Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance. | |
| 5. adj. Having a love of or aptitude for learning. | |
| (eg, en, I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.) | |
| 6. adj. (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. | |
| 7. adj. So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness. | |
| 8. adj. Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius. | |
| 9. adj. Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering. | |
| 10. n. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.(R:SOED5) | |
| 11. n. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. | |
| 12. n. A member of the Academy; an academician. | |
| 13. n. (archaic) A student in a college. | |
| 14. n. (pluralonly) Academic dress; academicals. | |
| 15. n. (pluralonly) Academic studies. | |
| seminar |
| 1. n. A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor. | |
| 2. n. A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community. | |
