nonacademic
adjective
non·ac·a·dem·ic
ˌnän-ˌa-kə-ˈde-mik 
: not relating to a school or formal education : not academic
a nonacademic job
nonacademic achievements
enjoying some nonacademic summer reading
nonacademic
noun
In addition to journalists and photographers … many other nonacademics had flocked to this pair of lectures.
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Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi
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More than three-quarters of the nation’s school districts, including L.A. Unified, already prohibit nonacademic cellphone use.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But playing for Edgewood — which has two IB students — is his chance to make friends in a nonacademic, nonmusical context.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
But there’s broad consensus among schools serving the youngest kids that nonacademic use of cell phones should be prohibited.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Funk, the search consultant, says that many schools have expressed a greater desire to hire leaders with nonacademic backgrounds.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
But playing for Edgewood — which has two IB students — is his chance to make friends in a nonacademic, nonmusical context.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
But there’s broad consensus among schools serving the youngest kids that nonacademic use of cell phones should be prohibited.
—USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
Funk, the search consultant, says that many schools have expressed a greater desire to hire leaders with nonacademic backgrounds.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Nonacademic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonacademic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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