Meanings
adjectiveunacademical (not comparable)
- not comparablenot academical
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
- Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
- Latinacadēmicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishacademical
- Englishunacademical
From un- + academical.
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APA
unacademical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacademical
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“unacademical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacademical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unacademical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unacademical.
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