academe
/ˈæk.ə.diːm/US/ˈæk.əˌdim/
academe noun: the garden in Athens where the academics met.
Noun (1)
academe (plural academes)
- The garden in Athens where the academics met.
- Synonyms:
- academy
- An academy; a place of learning.
- Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; / Our court shall be a little Academe,/ Still and contemplative in living art.1603, William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost
- Synonyms:
- academy
- The scholarly life, environment, or community.
- 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.1983 December 3, Michael Bronski, “Homosexuality: Social, Psychological and Biological Issues (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 10
- His father expected him to enter the government or a major corporation upon graduation from the university, but Noboru Wataya chose to remain in academe and become a scholar.1997, Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; republished New York: Vintage Books, 1998, →ISBN, page 74
- Synonyms:
- academia
- A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
- Synonyms:
- pedant
Noun (2) capitalized: Academe
Academe
- Alternative spelling of academe.
Synonyms of academe
Forms of academe
| plural | academes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Academe |
Origin of academe
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).
Words formed from academe
Words that rhyme with academe
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- addeem
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- kilim
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- misesteem
- misseem
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- reem
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Questions about academe
- What does academe mean?
- Academe means the garden in Athens where the academics met.
- What part of speech is academe?
- Academe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce academe?
- Academe is pronounced /ˈæk.ə.diːm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of academe?
- The plural of academe is academes.
Words near academe in the dictionary
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