noun

academia

/ˌæ.kəˈdiː.mɪ.ə/ ac·ad·em·ia 4 syllables

(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 4
Letters 8
Starts with A

Definition of Academia

(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.

Example sentences

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.

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Academia has 4 syllables: ac·ad·em·ia. The word is broken into 4 spoken beats.

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