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academia

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ac·a·de·mi·a  (k-dm-)
n.
The academic community; academe.
[New Latin acadma, from Latin, the Academy; see academy.]
academia [ˌækəˈdiːmɪə]
n
(Social Science / Education) the academic world
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Noun1.academia - the academic worldacademia - 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"
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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academia [ˌækəˈdiːmɪə] n → monde m universitaire
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