First Known Use: 1596
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1scholastic
adjective scho·las·tic \skə-ˈlas-tik\
: of or relating to education
Full Definition of SCHOLASTIC
1
a often capitalized : of or relating to Scholasticism <scholastic theology> <scholastic philosophy> b : suggestive or characteristic of a scholastic especially in subtlety or aridity : pedantic <dull scholastic reports>
2
: of or relating to schools or scholars; especially : of or relating to high school or secondary school
— scho·las·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of SCHOLASTIC
Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos, from scholazein to keep a school, from scholē school
Related to SCHOLASTIC
- Synonyms
- educational, intellectual, scholarly, academic
- Antonyms
- nonacademic, noneducational, unacademic, unscholarly
2scholastic
noun
Definition of SCHOLASTIC
2
[New Latin scholasticus, from Latin scholasticus, adjective] : a student in a scholasticate
3
: a person who adopts academic or traditional methods in art
First Known Use of SCHOLASTIC
1644
SCHOLASTIC Defined for Kids
scholastic
adjective scho·las·tic \skə-ˈla-stik\
Definition of SCHOLASTIC for Kids
: relating to schools, students, or education
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