Academian

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.nÌ©/
• US IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.nÌ©/
• Rhymes: -iːmiÉ™n

Origin

academia + -an("belonging to")

Full definition of academian

Noun

1. (historical, obsolete) A follower of Plato. Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
2. (obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college. Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.