academia
noun/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
(also formal or humorous academe
[uncountable]/ˈækədiːm/
/ˈækədiːm/
)- the world of learning, teaching, research, etc. at universities, and the people involved in it
- leading figures from academia and industry
Word Origin1950s: from Latin academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named.Definitions on the go
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