different between akademeia vs academe

English

Alternative forms

• Academe

Etymology

From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (Akad?mía); 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 ???????? (Akademos; ????????, Hekademos).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æk.?.di?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æk.??dim/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

academe (plural academes)

1. (historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. [from late 16th c.]
2. (poetic) An academy; a place of learning. [from late 16th c.]

   Synonym: academy
3. (poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community. [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonym: academia
4. A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. [from mid 20th c.]

   Synonym: pedant

Usage notes

• Poetic references are often to “the groves of Academe”, a translation of Horace’s inter silvas Academi.

Derived terms

• academese

Related terms

• Akademeia
• academia
• academy

References