academia
See also accademia
English
Etymology
- Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmia), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. See also academy, academe, Akademeia. Modern sense of "the world of universities and scholarship" recorded from 1956.
- academe + -ia
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˌæ.kəˈdiː.mɪ.ə/, enPR: ă'kədēʹmēə, X-SAMPA: /%{k@"di:mi@/
- (US) IPA: /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.ə/, /ˌæk.əˈdi.mjə/, /ˌæk.əˈdɛ.mjə/[1][2][3]
- Rhymes: -iːmiə; (for some speakers) macadamia
- Rhymes: -iːmjə
- Rhymes: -ɛmjə
Noun
academia (uncountable)
- The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
- Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.
- Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
- Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.
Related terms
Translations
institution of higher education
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References
- ^ “academia” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- ^ name = OCD>Lindberg, Christine A., ed. The Oxford College Dictionary. 2nd. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.
- ^ Gove, Philip Babcock, ed. Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Springfield: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976.
Latin
Noun
acadēmīa (genitive acadēmīae); f, first declension
Usage notes
- Capitalised, the Platonic Academy.
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | acadēmīa | acadēmīae |
| genitive | acadēmīae | acadēmīārum |
| dative | acadēmīae | acadēmīīs |
| accusative | acadēmīam | acadēmīās |
| ablative | acadēmīā | acadēmīīs |
| vocative | acadēmīa | acadēmīae |
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Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmia), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /a̠ka̠ˈðe̞mja̠/
Noun
academia f (plural academias)