academia, academe
(noun) the academic world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
• Poetic references are often to “the groves of Academe”, a translation of Horace’s inter silvas Academi.
Academe
Alternative spelling of academe
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`a*deme", n. Etym: [L. academia. See Academy.]
Definition: An academy. [Poetic] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
