circle of academia
- noun
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círculo académico
- Within the circle of academia, his theories were considered groundbreaking.
Examples
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Her discoveries caused excitement in the circle of academia and beyond.
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Many debates in the circle of academia never reach the wider public.
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The circle of academia is often criticized for being insular.
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Many scholars belong to a circle of academia that values research.
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Her discoveries sparked a lively discussion within the circle of academia and inspired further research.
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In the circle of academia, collaboration among researchers is essential for advancing knowledge.
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The recent conference brought together esteemed members of the circle of academia to share their findings.
Synonyms
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People and places that do research and teach at universities
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All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group
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A group of people with advanced university degrees who study and teach at universities
How Academic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'circle' (a group) combined with 'of' and 'academia' (the scholarly community) yields the straightforward meaning 'a group of academic people'. This 'circle of X' construction is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary noun-of-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Circle of academia may come from the image of people sitting in a circle, where teachers and researchers in academia share ideas mainly with each other. So it means 'a group of people who work or study in universities'.