Word of the Day:
athenaeum
What It Means
An association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
Athenaeum in Context
“A panel of architects who might loosely be described as the local athenaeum of their profession are awaiting, anxiously, the next edition of the bimonthly journal that bears their names.”
Did You Know?
From Latin Athenaeum, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓θήναιον (Ăthḗnaion), from Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athene”).
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