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Academe

//ˈæk.ə.diːm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The garden in Athens where the academics met. historical
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of academe. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    the academic world wordnet
  4. 4
    An academy; a place of learning. poetic

    "Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; / Our court shall be a little Academe,/ Still and contemplative in living art."

  5. 5
    The scholarly life, environment, or community. poetic

    "If it did nothing else, Homosexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Issues shows that the basic tenet of gay liberation—that is, viewing gayness as having an intrinsic validity—has finally entered and taken root in the groves of academe."

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  1. 6
    A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

Etymology

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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