Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /ˈæk.É™.diËm/
- US IPA: /ˈæk.əˌdim/
- Rhymes: -iËm
Origin
- From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία; 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).
Full definition of academe
Noun
- (historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. First attested in the late 16th century.
[Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.] - (poetic) An academy; a place of learning. First attested in the late 16th century.
- ~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. First attested in the mid 19th century.
- A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. First attested in the mid 20th century.
