academe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical) The garden in Athens where the academics met.
2. (poetic) An academy; a place of learning.
3. (poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community.
4. A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.

Sinonieme

academia

Vertalings

المعهد

académicien

collectivité

Académicien

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈæk.ə.diːm/

Etimologie (Engels)

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).