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n. - The world of learning and study.

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  • Graduate school marks the beginning of what could be a career in academia.
  • Where in academia is incompetence more evident than in Economics departments?
  • The crunch in academia is very real and has been steadily worsening for decades.
  • Anyone who works in academia is aware of this class structure, and very few people are happy about it.
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  • In "academia" or the academic world, you will certainly find a specialized or advanced school known as an "academy."
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