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academese

[ ak-uh-duh-meez, -mees, uh-kad-uh- ]

noun

  1. pedantic, pretentious, and often confusing academic jargon:

    a presumably scholarly article written in incomprehensible academese.



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Example Sentences

So it’s not surprising that he focused on some prime academese of “a systematic internationalization of the curriculum that infuses virtual exchange opportunities” — a college’s study-abroad program having to be done online this year.

Here, the researchers, in classic academese, add a final qualifier.

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