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ac⋅a⋅de⋅mi⋅a

[ak-uh-dee-mee-uh, -deem-yuh, -dem-ee-uh, -dem-yuh]
–noun
(sometimes initial capital letter) the milieu or interests of a university, college, or academy; academe.

Origin:
1945–50; < NL, L. See academy
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ac·a·de·mi·a   (āk'ə-dē'mē-ə)   
n.  The academic community; academe.

[New Latin acadēmīa, from Latin, the Academy; see academy.]
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