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Academia

Latin acadēmīa < Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμια (Akadēmia), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. See also academy, academe, Akademeia. Modern sense of "the world of universities and scholarship" recorded from 1956.

(RP) /ˌækəˈdiːmɪə/, /%{k@"di:mI@/
(US) enPR: ă'kədēʹmēə, IPA: /ˌækəˈdiːmiə/, SAMPA: /%{k@"di:mi@/
Rhymes: -iːmiə

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academia

Plural
uncountable

academia (uncountable)

The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.

Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.

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