Definition of ACADEME

academe

Meanings

Plural: academes

Noun

  • the academic world
  • The garden in Athens where the academics met.
  • An academy; a place of learning.
  • The scholarly life, environment, or community.
  • A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía); Doublet of 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).

Synonyms

academia, academy, pedant

Scrabble Score: 12

academe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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