academe
See also: Academe
English
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Etymology
From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía); see academy. 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).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːm
Noun
academe (plural academes)
- (historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. [from late 16th c.][1]
- (poetic) An academy; a place of learning. [from late 16th c.][1]
- Synonym: academy
- 1603, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost:
- Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; / Our court shall be a little Academe,/ Still and contemplative in living art.
- (poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community. [from mid 19th c.][1]
- Synonym: academia
- A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. [from mid 20th c.][1]
- Synonym: pedant
Usage notes
- Poetic references are often to “the groves of Academe”, a translation of Horace’s inter silvas Academi.[2][3]
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