academe

== English == === Alternative forms === Academe === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæk.ə.diːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæk.əˌdim/ Rhymes: -iːm === Noun === academe (plural academes) (historical) The garden in Athens where the academics met. [from late 16th c.] Synonym: academy (poetic) An academy; a place of learning. [from late 16th c.] Synonym: academy (poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community. [from mid 19th c.] Synonym: academia A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. [from mid 20th c.] Synonym: pedant ==== Usage notes ==== Poetic references are often to “the groves of Academe”, a translation of Horace’s inter silvas Academi. ==== Derived terms ==== academese ==== Related terms ==== Akademeia academia academy === References ===