academe
[ ak-uh-deem, ak-uh-deem ]
/ ˈæk əˌdim, ˌæk əˈdim /
noun
the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world.
(sometimes initial capital letter) any place of instruction; a school.
(initial capital letter) the public grove in Athens in which Plato taught.
a person living in, accustomed to, or preferring the environment of a university.
a scholarly or pedantic person, especially a teacher or student.
Words nearby academe
aca, acaa, acacia, acacia avenue, acad., academe, academese, academia, academic, academic costume, academic dress
Origin of academe
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academe
/ (ˈækəˌdiːm) /
noun literary
any place of learning, such as a college or university
the grove of Academe or the groves of Academe the academic world
Word Origin for academe
C16: first used by Shakespeare in Love's Labour's Lost (1594); see academy
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