Meanings
adjectivesuperacademic (comparative more superacademic, superlative most superacademic)
comparative more superacademic · superlative most superacademic
- informalExtremely academic.
In medicine several decades ago, a model of care referred to by the superacademic term the "bio-psycho-social" model was developed by various experts.
2014, Joseph Shrand, Leigh Devine, The Fear Reflex: 5 Ways to Overcome It and Trust Your Imperfect Self, Center City, M.N.: Hazelden, →ISBN, page 41
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
- Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
- Medieval Latinacadēmicus
- Latinacadēmicu
- Frenchacadémique
- Englishacademic
- Englishsuperacademic
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APA
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Chicago
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