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scholastic.

Adjective
Academic
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1. Relating to schools, education, or academic learning.

2. Relating to a tradition of examining theology and philosophy through systematic argument, especially in medieval European schools.

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  • scholastic achievement
  • scholastic interests

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Her scholastic achievements remained strong despite the repeated moves.

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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.

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