# academe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæk.ə.diːm/ · frequency rank #82,019

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

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/academe