1.Theterm"academic"referstosomethingrelatedtoschoolsorcollege-leveleducation,includinggeneralculturalcourses,teaching,andacademicaffairs.2.Itcanalsodescribesomethingtheoretical,non-practical,oroverlyfocusedonlearningforitsownsake.3.An"academic"personmaybedescribedaseagertolearnorexcelintheirstudies.4.Specialized,ontheotherhand,pertainstoaparticularfieldofstudyorexpertise,indicatingadeepfocusonaspecificarea.5.To"specialize"meanstoconcentrateonaparticularsubjectorskill,oftenasacareerchoice.