academic department meaning

Definition of academic department

1. a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject

   Type of: department

   Kinds: anthropology department, art department, biology department, chemistry department, department of computer science, economics department, English department, history department, linguistics department, mathematics department, philosophy department, physics department

How to pronounce academic department

academic department is pronounced /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dɪˈpɑːtmənt/ in British English and /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt/ in American English. It has 7 syllables.