academia

ac·a·de·mi·a

 (ăk′ə-dē′mē-ə, -dā′-)

n.

The academic community; academe.

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[New Latin acadēmīa, from Latin, the Academy; see academy.]

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academia

(ˌækəˈdiːmɪə)

n

(Education) the academic world

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ac•a•de•mi•a

(ˌæk əˈdi mi ə, -ˈdim yə, -ˈdɛm i ə, -ˈdɛm yə)

n.

the academic world; academe.

[1945–50; < New Latin, Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

academia - the academic world       academe world, domain - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" college - the body of faculty and students of a college university - the body of faculty and students at a university tenure - give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

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academia

noun academic life, learning, scholarship, academe (literary), university life, the groves of Academe (literary) strong links between industry and academia

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Translations

academia

[ˌækəˈdiːmɪə] n → monde m universitaire

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