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Academese

Academese is a type of language used by academics (people who study or teach at universities). It is often difficult to understand because it uses words which are not used in day-to-day language, and it includes a lot of big and complex words. Academese is often used in research papers, so the meaning of the words is usually known by academics but not by the average person.
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