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scholastic definition
scho·las·tic (skə las′tik)
adjective
- of schools, colleges, universities, students, teachers, and studies; educational; academic
- of or characteristic of scholasticism
- pedantic, dogmatic, formal, etc.
- of secondary schools scholastic football games
Also scholastical scho·las′·ti·cal
Etymology: L scholasticus < Gr scholastikos < scholazein, to devote one's leisure to study, be at leisure < scholē: see school
noun
- a student or scholar, esp. in a scholasticate
- schoolman (sense )
- a person who is devoted to logical subtleties and quibblings; pedant
- a person who favors Scholasticism
Related Forms:
- scholastically scho·las′·ti·cally adverb
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