Added 9 October 2026
scholastic
/skəˈlæstɪk/ noun
Latin root: scholasticus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scholastic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
adjective
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Of or relating to school; academic
This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
- Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
- Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).
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