ACADEME

academia, academe

(noun) the academic world

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

academe (plural academes)

(historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. [from late 16th c.]

(poetic) An academy; a place of learning. [from late 16th c.]

Synonym: academy

(poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community. [from mid 19th c.]

Synonym: academia

A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. [from mid 20th c.]

Synonym: pedant

Usage notes

• Poetic references are often to “the groves of Academe”, a translation of Horace’s inter silvas Academi.

Noun

Academe

Alternative spelling of academe

Source: Wiktionary

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Ac`a*deme", n. Etym: [L. academia. See Academy.]

Definition: An academy. [Poetic] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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