academic freedom

English

Etymology

Calque of German akademische Freiheit.[1] First attested in English in 1901.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹiː.dm̩/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk ˈfɹi.dm̩/

Noun

academic freedom (countable and uncountable, plural academic freedoms)

The right to teach or learn freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal.

Translations

the right to teach or learn freely without unreasonable interference from authority, or fear of reprisal

Tagalog: kalayaang pantalisikan, talisikning kalayaan

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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