academia

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌæ.kəˈdiː.mɪ.ə/, enPR: ă'kədēʹmēə
• (GA) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdi.mjə/, /ˌæk.əˈdɛ.mjə/

Noun

academia (uncountable)

1. (collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956]

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

2. Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.

   Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.

Related terms

• academe
• academentia
• academy
• Akademeia

Translations

• Portuguese: academia

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