Scholastic vs Birthday - What's the difference?
scholastic | birthday |
(philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian
Of or relating to school; academic
* This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
(philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
* 1867 , , Chapter 2: Treats Of Oliver Twist's Growth, Education, And Board,
* 1903', '', The Fifth Surprise: The Monarch Celebrates His ' Birthday ,
* 1906 , , Chapter 9: The pride of Perks,
* (editor), Diary of Cotton Mather , Volume 1: 1681-1708, footnote,
* 1921 June 4, ,
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate' or '''date of birth .
As nouns the difference between scholastic and birthday
is that scholastic is (scholastic) while birthday is the anniversary of the day on which someone is born.As an adjective scholastic
is (scholastic).scholastic
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Alternative forms
* * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- (John Locke)
Derived terms
* scholasticism * scholasticallybirthday
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(wikipedia birthday)Noun
(en noun)- Oliver Twist's ninth birthday found him a pale thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and decidedly small in circumference.
- One of the Wise Men said the King was born in February; another declared it was in May, and a third figured the great event happened in October. So the King issued a royal decree that he should have three birthdays' every year, in order to be on the safe side; and whenever he happened to think of it he put in an odd ' birthday or two for luck.
- "And we thought we'd make a nice birthday for him. He's been so awfully jolly decent to us, you know, Mother," said Peter, "and we agreed that next bun-day we'd ask you if we could."
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- It was his custom to begin a new year's record on February 12, his birthday .
- The King's Birthday , which occurred yesterday, will be officially observed to-day, and the customary list of honours conferred on the occasion is published.