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academia

Pronunciation pronunciation key
akădeemeeă

Definition 
The academic world. The word comes from the Greek Akademeia, the name of the public garden (with a grove) in Athens where the philosopher Plato instructed his pupils toward the end of the fourth century B.C. The grove in turn was named after the legendary hero Academus. In modern usage students may still be said to toil in the groves of academe. Other words from the same root include academy, academe, and academic. The announcement has sent a ripple of concern through academia.

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