academic vs prof
prof vs academicacademic and prof both are nouns.
academic is an adjective but prof is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| academic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| prof | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
prof is a hyponym of
academic; that is, prof is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
academic:
- academic: an educator who works at a college or university
- prof: someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
Other hyponyms of academic include
professor.
| academic (noun) | prof (noun) |
|---|---|
| an educator who works at a college or university | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university |
| academic (adjective) | prof (adjective) |
|---|---|
| associated with academia or an academy | |
| marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects | |
| hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result |
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