# academics

Pronunciation: say "ak-uh-DEM-iks" /ˌækəˈdɛmɪks/

## Noun

1. Plural of academic. — plural of academic
   - Simple: Plural of academic. Use this when talking about more than one scholar or teacher.
   - _A group of leading academics advised the government on climate policy._
   - _The university hired three new academics in its history department._
2. The world of higher learning: universities, scholars, teaching, and research taken as a whole.
   - Simple: The world of colleges, universities, and serious study.
   - _A career in academics rarely pays as well as the private sector._
   - _She spent her whole life in academics, moving from teaching into research._

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