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academe.

The garden in Athens where the academics met.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæk.ə.diːm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæk.əˌdim/General-American
  1. The garden in Athens where the academics met.

    historical
  2. An academy; a place of learning.

    poetic
  3. The scholarly life, environment, or community.

    poetic
  4. A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)der. New Latin acadēmī̆abor. English academe From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía); Doublet of academia, academy, and Akademeia. Academe (frequently capitalized) is a poetic name for the garden or grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught, supposedly named for its former owner, the hero Ἀκάδημος (Akademos; Ἑκάδημος, Hekademos).

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