academical

[ak-uh-dem-i-kuhl]

ac·a·dem·i·cal

[ak-uh-dem-i-kuhl]
adjective
noun
2.
academicals. academic costume.

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Academical has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
1580–90; academic + -al1

ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjective
non·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ness, noun
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pseu·do·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
sub·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjective
sub·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·ac·a·dem·i·cal, adjective
un·ac·a·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
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