academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
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She found the business world very different from academia.
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Pioneers and players A global race is now on between industry and academia.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Photo illustration by Adam Maida Emma Green A staff writer covering education and academia.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a relatively recent development in academia, where scholars have mostly snubbed the history of forgery.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
However, the mass celebration of his death, and therefore of political violence, was particularly ill-timed for academia.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Photo illustration by Adam Maida Emma Green A staff writer covering education and academia.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a relatively recent development in academia, where scholars have mostly snubbed the history of forgery.
—Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
However, the mass celebration of his death, and therefore of political violence, was particularly ill-timed for academia.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for academia
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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