Academia
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The term academia or academe refers to the aggregation of post-secondary learning and research institutions, especially universities. The term is descended from Plato's Academy, and academia is occasionally referred to as "the academy", suggesting that today's universities are a continuation of the very same institution that Plato founded.
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- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Academia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academia, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
