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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.academia - the academic worldacademia - the academic world                  
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
Translations
academia [ˌækəˈdiːmɪə] nmonde m universitaire


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