academician

[ak-uh-duh-mish-uhn, uh-kad-uh-]

ac·a·de·mi·cian

[ak-uh-duh-mish-uhn, uh-kad-uh-]
noun
1.
a member of an association or institution for the advancement of arts, sciences, or letters.
2.
a follower or promoter of the traditional trends in philosophy, art, or literature: Reforms were instituted over the protests of the academicians.

Origin:
1740–50; < French académicien, equivalent to académic- academic + -ien -ian

non·a·cad·e·mi·cian, noun
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Academician has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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academician (əˌkædəˈmɪʃən, ˌækədə-)
 
n
a member of an academy (sense 1)

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