Definitions for academeˈæk əˌdim, ˌæk əˈdim
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ac•a•demeˈæk əˌdim, ˌæk əˈdim(n.)
the academic environment.
Category: Education
any place of instruction; school.
Category: Education
a scholar or pedant.
Category: Education
Origin of academe:
1580–90; < L Acadēmus (see academy )
Princeton's WordNet
academia, academe(noun)
the academic world
Wiktionary
academe(Noun)
An academy; a place of learning.
academe(Noun)
The scholarly life, environment, or community.
Origin: * From academia, from Ἀκαδημία; see academy. Academe (frequently capitalized) is a poetic name for the garden or grove near ancient Athens where taught, supposedly named for its former owner, the hero Ἀκάδημος (; Ἑκάδημος, Hekademos).
Webster Dictionary
Academe(noun)
an academy
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