"academic question" meaning in All languages combined

See academic question on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: academic questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} academic question (plural academic questions)
  1. A question that is only of interest to academic scholars; a question of no practical importance.
    Sense id: en-academic_question-en-noun-Ek5-Sxg- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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