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academese
[ ak-uh-duh-meez, -mees, uh-kad-uh- ]
noun
- pedantic, pretentious, and often confusing academic jargon:
a presumably scholarly article written in incomprehensible academese.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of academese1
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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.
From Washington Post
Here, the researchers, in classic academese, add a final qualifier.
From The Daily Beast
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