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Definition of
academia noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
academia
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌækəˈdimiə
/
/
(
formal
or
humorous
academe
NAmE
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ˈækəˌdim
/
/
,
NAmE
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ˌækəˈdim
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/
)
[
uncountable
]
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the world of learning, teaching, research, etc. at colleges and universities; the people involved in it
leading figures from academia and industry
See
academia
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